Priapism following a juvenile Russell's viper bite: An unusual case report.

• Main Authors: Subramanian Senthilkumaran (Author), Harry F Williams (Author), Ketan Patel (Author), Steven A Trim (Author), Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian (Author), Sakthivel Vaiyapuri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Following a bite from a juvenile Russell's viper (Daboia russelii), a priapism (painful erection) developed rapidly in a 16-year-old male and only subsided after administration of antivenom 3 hours later. Potential mechanisms for this snakebite-induced priapism are unclear but likely due to ven...