Erectile Dysfunction: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Congenital malformations, deformities, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

  • Malformations of the penis and urethra (e.g., induratio penis plastica (IPP, acquired penile deviation/penile curvature) or so-called penile fracture; hypo- and epispadias).
  • Klinefelter syndrome – genetic disease with mostly sporadic inheritance; gonosome abnormality of the male sex, which leads to primary hypogonadism (gonadal hypofunction).

Respiratory System (J00-J99)

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).

Cardiovascular system (I00-I99).

  • Atherosclerosis (arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries).
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • Thrombosis of the corpus cavernosum (“penile corpus cavernosum”).

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

Liver, gallbladder and bile ducts – pancreas (pancreas) (K70-K77; K80-K87).

  • Liver diseases such as cirrhosis (irreversible damage to the liver leading to gradual connective tissue remodeling of the liver with impairment of liver function)

Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).

  • Disc prolapse (herniated disc).

Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48)

  • Neoplasm, unspecified (with spinal cord compression).
  • Penile carcinoma (penile cancer)

Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99)

  • Alcohol abuse (alcohol dependence)
  • Anxiety disorders or fears
  • Apoplexy (stroke)
  • Depression
  • Diabetic neuropathy – chronic disorders of peripheral nerves or parts of nerves.
  • Erectile dysfunction (ED; erectile dysfunction).
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Neuropathies (diseases of the peripheral nervous system; alcoholic/diabetogenic).
  • Phimosis (narrowing of the foreskin)
  • Polyneuropathy – diseases of the peripheral nervous system associated with chronic disorders of peripheral nerves or parts of nerves.
  • Mental problems, unspecified
  • Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) – insensations mostly in the lower extremities and associated urge to move (motor restlessness).
  • Sleep apnea (breathing pauses during sleep)
  • Somatoform disorder – mental illness that leads to physical symptoms without physical findings would have to be collected
  • Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE; synonyms: temporal lobe epilepsy; psychomotor epilepsy)-most common form of focal epilepsy with onset of seizures from the temporal lobe (temporal lobe).

Genitourinary system (kidneys, urinary tract-genital organs) (N00-N99).

  • Kidney disease, unspecified
  • Genitourinary infections (e.g., prostatitis/prostatitis).

Injuries, poisonings, and other consequences of external causes (S00-T98).

  • Penile trauma (injury to the penis).
  • Spinal or pelvic injuries (e.g., spinal fracture; pelvic fracture; paraplegia)

Operations

  • Surgery in the small pelvis for prostate cancer, colon cancer (cancer of the large intestine), or urinary bladder cancer (cancer of the bladder)

Laboratory diagnoses – laboratory parameters that are considered independent risk factors.

  • Hyperhomocysteinemia

Medication

  • Antibiotics
  • Anticholinergics
  • Antidepressants
  • Antidiabetics
  • Antiepileptic drugs
  • Antihypertensives
    • ACE inhibitors
    • Alpha-1 receptor blockers
    • Beta blocker
    • Calcium antagonists
    • Clonidine
    • Methyldopa
  • Anticoagulants
  • Cortisone derivatives
  • Diuretics
    • Amiloride
    • Spironolactone
    • Thiazide
  • Gout agents
  • Hair restorer
  • Hypnotics/sedatives
    • Antipsychotics (neuroleptics)
    • Anxiolytics
    • Psychoanaleptics
    • Sympathomimetics
    • Tranquilizers
  • Lipid-lowering agent
    • Clofibrate
    • CSE Inhibitors
  • Gastrointestinal therapeutics
  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)
  • Prostate drugs
  • Cytostatics

Further