Occurrence of Priapism with Risperidone–Paroxetine Combination in an Autistic Child
Abstract
Letter to the Editor Occurrence of Priapism with RisperidoneâParoxetine Combination in an Autistic Child R to be effective for the treatment of tantrums, aggression, or self-injurious behavior in children with autism (Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Autism Network. 2002). Nevertheless, the use of risperidone is not without untoward side effects. Several case reports of risperidone-associated priapism have been identified in adult schizophrenic patients (Emes and Millson 1994; Tekell et al. 1995). Priapism is a pathologic condition in which a penile erection persists beyond the period of, or is unrelated to, sexual stimulation. This rare adverse event requires emergency evaluation and has potentially serious long-term sequelae. Here we present one child of autistic disorder showing new-onset priapism after addition of paroxetine on existing treatment with risperidone ISPERIDONE HAS BEEN REPORTED CASE REPORT Patient is a 13-year-old boy diagnosed with autistic disorder at the age of four years based on lack of communication, social interaction, and stereotypy. At age 13, he was noted to have poor eye contact, difficulties in socialization, limited imitation skills and hyperactivity. The only direct spontaneous communication he could make was to express basic needs to his parents using simple words. The child had motor stereotypy