Penile fracture in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A case report

James L. Liu; Dorota J. Hawksworth; Arthur L. Burnett

Urology Case Reports (Nov 2019)

Penile fracture in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A case report

James L. Liu,
Dorota J. Hawksworth,
Arthur L. Burnett

Affiliations

James L. Liu: The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Dorota J. Hawksworth: The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Arthur L. Burnett: Corresponding author. The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, 600 North Wolfe Street, Marburg 405, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.; The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27

Abstract

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The association of penile fracture with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) has never been described. Our patient is a 41-year-old male with EDS who presented with a traumatic penile fracture, ten days following sexual intercourse. This report recognizes the possible heightened risk of structural penile injury in patients with connective tissue disorders such as EDS and emphasizes a need for a high index of suspicion of occult urethral injury and special considerations in surgical management of these complex cases.

Published in Urology Case Reports

ISSN: 2214-4420 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
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