TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Penile Methadone Injection in Suicidal Intent: Life-Threatening and Fatal for Erectile Function
JO  - Journal of andrology
A1  - Prado, Lucas G.
A1  - Huber, Johannes
A1  - Huber, Christian G.
A1  - Mogler, Carolin
A1  - Ehrenheim, Julia
A1  - Nyarangi-Dix, Joanne
A1  - Pahernik, Sasha
A1  - Hohenfellner, Markus
SP  - 801
EP  - 804
VL  - 33
IS  - 5
N2  - 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 three attempted suicidal episodes with a combination of at least two 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0196-3635
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2164/jandrol.111.015370
ID  - ref1
ER  -