scholarly journals Erectile Dysfunction and COVID-19: a Case Report

Author(s):  
Gembong Satria Mahardhika ◽  
Nastiti Maharani ◽  
Theodore Dharma Tedjamartono ◽  
Efriadi Ismail

Coronavirus Diesease-2019 (COVID-19) infection is suspected to affect the sexual behavior and function. The vascular damage related to COVID-19 can affect the impairment of bed blood vessel of penile and finally make the erectile dysfunction (ED). This problem is one of the most common sexual problem in man, with the prevalantion between 13 until 28% at the 40-80 years old, and the incidence increases with higher age. At this time, no data about the effect of COVID-19 to sexual behavior. There was one case of COVID-19 with erectile dysfunction who was treated at Kemayoran Athletes Village COVID-19 hospital. Erectile dysfunction is influenced by several factors; including psychogenic, neurogenic, and infectious. The diagnosis of erectile dysfunction is determined based on the results of history taking and physical examination, using the standard questionnaire (IIEF-5/International index of erectile function-5). A further review is needed to exclude a particular cause, the management can be determined based on the etiology.

F1000Research ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Badal ◽  
Ranjith Ramasamy ◽  
Tariq Hakky ◽  
Aravind Chandrashekar ◽  
Larry Lipshultz

Erectile dysfunction has been explored as a condition secondary to elevated prolactin; however, the mechanisms by which elevated prolactin levels cause erectile dysfunction have not yet been clearly established. We here present a patient with a history of prolactinoma who suffered from persistent erectile dysfunction despite testosterone supplementation and pharmacological and surgical treatment for the prolactinoma.  Patients who have had both prolactinemia and erectile dysfunction have been reported in the literature, but we find no report of a patient with persistent erectile dysfunction in the setting of testosterone supplementation and persistent hyperprolactinemia refractory to treatment. This case provides evidence supporting the idea that suppression of erectile function occurs in both the central and peripheral nervous systems independent of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (C) ◽  
pp. 277-279
Author(s):  
Made Edwin Sridana ◽  
Pande Ketut Kurniari ◽  
Gede Kambayana

Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which mainly damages the skin and peripheral nerves, and can also infect joints and bones. Clinical manifestations are complex, varied, and often underdiagnosed. The clinical manifestations vary and are called "the great imitator". musculoskeletal features are common in leprosy but infrequently reported. A case of borderline lepromatous (BL) type leprosy was initially suspected as rheumatoid arthritis in a 20-year-old Balinese male who complained of pain and swelling in small joints, accompanied by lesions in the form of multiple erythema macules, round-shaped geography, indistinct boundaries, with bilateral distribution is almost symmetrical in the face, thoracoabdominal, and extremity regions. The diagnosis of BL type leprosy is based on history taking, physical examination, and investigations in the form of Ziehl-Neelsen stain and blood tests.


2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 373-373
Author(s):  
Trinity J. Bivalacqua ◽  
Mustafa F. Usta ◽  
Hunter C. Champion ◽  
Weiwen Deng ◽  
Philip J. Kadowitz ◽  
...  

Diabetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1503-P ◽  
Author(s):  
MUKULESH GUPTA ◽  
KUMAR PRAFULL CHANDRA ◽  
ARUNKUMAR PANDE ◽  
RAJIV AWASTHI ◽  
AJOY TEWARI ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 541-544
Author(s):  
Justin Slavin ◽  
Marcello DiStasio ◽  
Paul F. Dellaripa ◽  
Michael Groff

The authors present a case report of a patient discovered to have a rotatory subluxation of the C1–2 joint and a large retroodontoid pannus with an enhancing lesion in the odontoid process eventually proving to be caused by gout. This patient represented a diagnostic conundrum as she had known prior diagnoses of not only gout but also sarcoidosis and possible rheumatoid arthritis, and was in the demographic range where concern for an oncological process cannot fully be ruled out. Because she presented with signs and symptoms of atlantoaxial instability, she required posterior stabilization to reduce the rotatory subluxation and to stabilize the C1–2 instability. However, despite the presence of a large retroodontoid pannus, she had no evidence of spinal cord compression on physical examination or imaging and did not require an anterior procedure to decompress the pannus. To confirm the diagnosis but avoid additional procedures and morbidity, the authors proceeded with the fusion as well as a posterior biopsy to the retroodontoid pannus and confirmed a diagnosis of gout.


Author(s):  
J. S. Shruthi ◽  
N. G. Amith ◽  
P. Priya ◽  
J. K. Pramodh ◽  
T. Chandrashekar

Aural haematoma is the collection of blood or serum within the cartilage plate of the ear pinna which presents as fluctuant, fluid-filled swelling on the concave surface of one or both the pinna (Fossum, 2007). It occurs as a result of constant shaking and rubbing of ear due to otitis, ectoparasitism, ottorrhoea, foreign bodies, hypersensitivity and allergic dermatitis. This chronic irritation, constant shaking and rubbing of the ear leads to rupture of the pinnal blood vessel resulting in haematoma formation (Ahiwar et al., 2007).


Author(s):  
Irham Arif Rahman ◽  
Nur Rasyid ◽  
Ponco Birowo ◽  
Widi Atmoko

AbstractErectile dysfunction (ED) is a major global health burden commonly observed in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Although renal transplantation improves the problem in some patients, it persists in ≈20–50% of recipients. Studies regarding the effects of kidney transplantation on ED present contradictory findings. We performed a systematic review to summarise the effects of kidney transplantation on ED. A systematic literature search was performed across PubMed, Cochrane, and Scopus databases in April 2020. We included all prospective studies that investigated the pre and posttransplant international index of erectile function (IIEF-5) scores in recipients with ED. Data search in PubMed and Google Scholar produced 1326 articles; eight were systematically reviewed with a total of 448 subjects. Meta-analysis of IIEF-5 scores showed significant improvements between pre and post transplantation. Our findings confirm that renal transplantation improves erectile function. Furthermore, transplantation also increases testosterone level. However, the evidence is limited because of the small number of studies. Further studies are required to investigate the effects of renal transplantation on erectile function.


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