- A 50-year-old man in Indonesia had a swollen and purple penis after he bent it during sex.
- Doctors diagnosed him with a rare condition called "eggplant deformity."
- They performed surgery and the man made a full recovery.
Doctors diagnosed a man with a rare penile condition called "eggplant deformity" after he injured his penis during sex, causing it to swell and turn purple.
Eggplant deformity is a rare condition that typically happens when an erect penis experiences blunt trauma during sex, like slipping out of a partner's vagina and bending against their genitals. In severe cases, the resulting swelling from the trauma can block a person's urinary tract. If left untreated, eggplant deformity can lead to impotence and permanent deformity.
In a case study in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, the doctors who diagnosed the man detailed the events leading up to the mishap and how they treated him for a full recovery.
The man, who lived in Indonesia, came to the hospital after his penis was swollen and uncomfortable for four hours. He told doctors his member swelled after he had sex with his wife. During sex, he felt a "crack" in his penis, his erection went away, he couldn't ejaculate, and his urethra started to bleed.
When doctors examined the man's penis, they found a hematoma, or blood clot, that ran from its tip to his scrotum and a ruptured urethra, which, if left untreated, can block urine flow. They diagnosed the man with "eggplant deformity," and prepared him for surgery.
To fix the 'eggplant deformity,' doctors sliced open the man's penis
To treat the man, the doctors sliced his penis open to pull back the outer skin so they could repair his broken urethra and erectile tissue with absorbable stitches.They also cut open his scrotum to drain the hematoma they found during his initial exam.
After surgery, they tested the man's penis by giving him an "artificial erection." Since he didn't have any complications, like fluid leakage or a curved penis, the doctors sent him to rest at the hospital for five days. During this time, and for the next 21 days at home, doctors told the man to pee through a catheter they inserted into his urethra.
At a telemedicine checkup four months later, the man told doctors he was pleased with their work, and that he could have sex and ejaculate with no pain.