Man’s agonizing penis pain found to be rare side effect of COVID

Tests at the hospital showed the man had “thrombosis of deep dorsal penile vein” – blood clotting in a vein that runs along the top of the shaft.

The vein runs the whole length of the penis and is involved in supply of oxygenated blood to the organ.

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An ultrasound showed “no [blood] flow in the vein” due to a clot around half way along the penis.

Immediately, doctors started giving rivaroxaban, a blood thinning medication used to treat and prevent blood clots.

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