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Arch Sex Behav ; 45(1): 241-5, 2016 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26392186

ABSTRACT

Sleep-related painful erection (SRPE) is a rare sleep disorder characterized by recurrent, painful penile erections occurring when awakening from rapid eye movement sleep, while erections are painless during wakefulness. Almost 35 cases have been reported worldwide, and only two of them had an associated obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). We report a new case of a 61-year-old man suffering from SRPE associated with OSAS. The adequate treatment of respiratory events with continuous positive airway pressure did not alleviate the SRPE symptoms and excessive daytime sleepiness. The SRPE diagnosis was made by polysomnography coupled with video surveillance when the patient was referred to the sleep laboratory for residual excessive daytime sleepiness. The patient had 2-4 episodes of SRPE/night. Beta-blocker did not alleviate the SRPE, but a transient improvement was noted when the patient was treated with paroxetine. In contrast with the two previously published cases of SRPE plus OSAS, continuous positive airway treatment did not improve SRPE symptoms in our patient.


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Penile Erection/drug effects , Priapism/complications , REM Sleep Parasomnias/drug therapy , Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/complications , Sleep/physiology , Continuous Positive Airway Pressure , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Paroxetine/therapeutic use , Penile Erection/physiology , Polysomnography , Priapism/physiopathology , REM Sleep Parasomnias/complications , REM Sleep Parasomnias/physiopathology , Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/physiopathology , Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/therapy
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