French COVID-19 Patient Suffers Four-Hour Erection

Some doctors are warning that the coronavirus could lead to a painful long-lasting erection following a case in France.

A report in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine says a 62-year-old COVID-19 patient's illness appears to have caused a blood clot in his penis, which made him have a four-hour-long erection.

Hospital staff tried to use ice to treat him, but they ended up having to drain the blood using a needle.

Experts say it is likely that the blood clot, common among those sick from coronavirus, caused the priapism.

But, more research needs to be done before a conclusion is made.

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