Priapism and clozapine use in a patient with hypochondriacal delusional syndrome

Priapism and clozapine use in a patient with hypochondriacal delusional syndrome.

Priapism is a urological emergency that results in a penile or clitoral engorgement, having several triggers by the use of medications, including psychiatric drugs, such as antipsychotics and antidepressants. The most common priapism presentation is the ischemic type that can result in the fibrosis of corporus cavernosus, with a significant risk of persistent erectile dysfunction. It is believe...

Use of Clozapine in a Patient with Schizophrenia and Polydipsia

Dextrocardia and Hiatal Hernia in a Patient with Turner Syndrome

Turner syndrome is a sex-chromosome disorder occurring in one out of 2500 female births and characterized by growth retardation, gonadal dysgenesis and cardiovascular anomalies. The 45, XO karyotype is the most frequent type of this disease. Herein, we report on a 6-year-old girl with Turner syndrome and 45, XO karyotype presenting with short stature. She had dextrocardia and hiatal hernia. To ...

Stuttering Priapism in a Patient with Neurosyphilis

We recently encountered a case of stuttering priapism in a 41-year-old patient with neurosyphilis. Priapism very rarely has a neurogenic cause, and to our knowledge, priapism caused by neurosyphilis has not been reported previously in the literature. Our aim was to report this case and systematically review the related literature.

Combined Delusional Syndromes in a Patient with Schizophrenia: Erotomania, Delusional Misidentification Syndrome, Folie à Deux and Nihilistic Delusion

Background: Delusional syndromes may appear in different psychiatric disorders as schizophrenia, dementia or other psycho-organic syndromes. While single delusional phenomena are rather common, combined syndromes of delusional symptoms rarely occur. Samplings and methods: The authors present a case including different delusional misidentification syndromes and other delusional phenomena in one ...