Red man syndrome caused by intracavernous irrigation with vancomycin at the time of placing penile implants

Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2021 Mar 19;93(1):86-87. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2021.1.86.

Abstract

To the Editor, Erectile dysfunction is a condition that affects more than half of men between 40 and 70 years of age. Penile prosthesis (PP) implant is recognized, at present, as the most effective option to obtain an artificial erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse in those patients in which the pharmacological approach is contraindicated or ineffective. [...].

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects*
  • Drug Hypersensitivity / etiology*
  • Erythema / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications / chemically induced*
  • Male
  • Penile Implantation*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / prevention & control*
  • Syndrome
  • Therapeutic Irrigation
  • Vancomycin / administration & dosage
  • Vancomycin / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Vancomycin