Infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been associated with changes in blood coagulation resulting in increased incidence of venous thromboembolic events and coagulopathy. Moreover, single cases of ischemic priapism have been reported in adult patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this report, we describe the case of ischemic priapism in a 12-year-old child with recent SARS- CoV-2 infection.

Department of Pediatric Surgery Medical University Vienna Vienna Austria

Department of Urology Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria

Department of Urology Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria; Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health 1 M Sechenov 1st Moscow State Medical University Moscow Russia; Departments of Urology Weill Cornell Medical College New York NY; Department of Urology University of Texas Southwestern Dallas TX; Department of Urology 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University Prague Czech Re public; Division of Urology Department of Special Surgery Jordan University Hospital The University of Jordan Amman Jordan; European Association of Urology research foundation Arnhem Netherlands; Karl Landsteiner Institute Vienna Austria

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