Penile methadone injection in suicidal intent

• Verfasst von: Prado, Lucas G. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Huber, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Huber, Christian G. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Mogler, Carolin [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Ehrenheim, Julia [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Nyarangi-Dix, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Pahernik, Sascha [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Hohenfellner, Markus [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Penile methadone injection in suicidal intent
• Titelzusatz: life-threatening and fatal for erectile function
• Verf.angabe: Lucas G. Prado, Johannes Huber, Christian G. Huber, Carolin Mogler, Julia Ehrenheim, Joanne Nyarangi‐Dix, Sascha Pahernik, and Markus Hohenfellner
• E-Jahr: 2013
• Jahr: 02 January 2013
• Jahr des Originals: 2012
• Umfang: 4 S.
• Fussnoten: First published online: 02 January 2013 ; Gesehen am 28.11.2018
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Journal of andrology
• Ort Quelle: Walnut Creek, Calif. : American Soc. of Andrology, 1980
• Jahr Quelle: 2012
• Band/Heft Quelle: 33(2012), 5, Seite 801-804
• ISSN Quelle: 1939-4640
• DOI: doi:10.2164/jandrol.111.015370
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1584593245

Abstract

Abstract: We present the case of a 31-year-old man who was admitted to our emergency department after injection of 10 mL of methadone into his penis. He had a history of drug abuse over the last 15 years and a background of 3 attempted suicidal episodes with a combination of at least 2 drugs over the past 12 months. The current suicide attempt had serious consequences: he suffered from acute renal and liver failure. One previously unreported side effect of methadone is erectile dysfunction following injection into the penis. In our case, the patient received vardenafil 10 mg once daily without any signs of functional improvement. Ten months after the event, there still was complete erectile dysfunction.