A man whose penis has been erected under the influence of the new coronavirus

It has been reported that the male genitalia of patients with exacerbated symptoms of novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) continued to erect for 4 hours. The doctor in charge believes that 'it is highly likely that he was forced to have an erection due to the effects of COVID-19.'

Priapism in a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A case report-ScienceDirect

Coronavirus patient suffers painful four-hour erection due to blood clots in his penis-Mirror Online
https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/coronavirus-patient-suffers-painful-four-22288031

A 62-year-old man infected with COVID-19 was reported to have had surgery on his left groin and appendectomy. The man showed typical COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, dry cough, and dyspnea, and was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Central Hospital of Versailles in Le Chenet, France.

Men housed in the intensive care unit will be fitted with a ventilator. Doctors noticed that in addition to the symptoms of COVID-19, men had ' priapism ' in which part of their penis continued to erect for more than four hours, regardless of libido.

Upon further examination by a doctor, it was discovered that the development of thrombosis inside the male penis caused blood to collect in the internal cavernous body, resulting in priapism. Up to 30% of patients with COVID-19 are said to suffer from thrombosis, and it is particularly prone to pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis .

After that, the doctor sucks blood from the penis to remove the thrombus, and injects etilefrine , a sympathomimetic drug. Furthermore, he said that the administration of blood anticoagulant twice a day to prevent recurrence of thrombus resolved the priapism. After wearing the ventilator, the male patient recovered and was discharged from the hospital in 2 weeks. After that, no further thrombosis developed in the penis or other areas.

The research team of Dr. Miriam Ramamuri of the Central Hospital of Versailles said in a report that further cases are required to be reported, ``basic medicine and laboratory tests for our patients are related to new coronavirus infections and persistence. It strongly indicates a link between erections,' suggesting a possible causal relationship between COVID-19 and priapism. He also argued that if a similar priapism was found, it should be treated promptly.