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Table 1 Reported cases of rabies with abnormal sexual behaviors as the presenting manifestations

From: Clinical features of rabies patients with abnormal sexual behaviors as the presenting manifestations: a case report and literature review

Authors (Reference)

Published year

Country

Case (sex, age)

Sexual manifestation

Duration of the manifestation

Diagnosis methods

Gardner [42]

1970

Burma

1 (M, NR)

Desperate increase in libido

NR

Negri bodies were indeed seen on section of this patient’s hippocampus

Talaulicar [44]

1977

India

1 (M, 25Y)

Persistent priapism#

1.5D

Medical history, clinical manifestation, dog was proved rabid.

Bhandari & Kumar [7]

1986

India

1 (M, 56Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day, penile hyperexcitability#

2D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Jiang, et al [11]

1986

China

1 (M, 41Y)

Urgent urination, urinary endless and spermatorrhea#

4D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Wang, et al [23]

1987

China

1 (M, 40Y)

Priapism, spermiation#

15D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Madhusudana et al [43]

1988

India

1 (M, 34Y)

Increased libido, frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day#

NR

Medical history and clinical manifestation, corneal smears were positive for rabies antigen by fluorescent antibody technique

Udwadia et al [8]

1988

India

1 (M, 47Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day#

2D

Medical history, clinical manifestation, Negri bodies in brain tissue by autopsy, and positive result of Swiss albino mouse inoculation test

Wang, et al [38]

1989

China

2 (2 M, 32Y & 44Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day#

5D & 6D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Lin, et al [20]

1989

China

1 (M, 52Y)

Spermatorrhea > 10 times, painful penis#

3D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Liu, et al [12]

1990

China

1 (M, 65Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 50 times a day#

4D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Xiao, et al [15]

1990

China

1 (M. 41Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 50 times a day#

4D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Luo, et al [35]

1990

China

1 (M, 35Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day#

4D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Zhang, et al [37]

1990

China

1 (M, 35Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 20 times a day#

5D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Yang, et al [25]

1990

China

1 (M, 33Y)

Frequent spermatorrhea

3D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Ma, et al [17]

1991

China

1 (M, 35Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 20 times a day

2D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Fu, et al [19]

1991

China

1 (M, 28Y)

Priapism > 50 times a day

3D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Zhan, et al [32]

1991

China

1 (M, 30Y)

Priapism and spermatorrhea 5–10 times#

4D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Chou et al [31]

1991

China

1 (M, 46Y)

Frequent spermatorrhea#

11D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Ge, et al [16]

1992

China

2 (2 M, 40Y & 56Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day#

4D & 6D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Xiao, et al [27]

1992

China

1 (M, 62Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day#

8D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Wei, et al [30]

1992

China

1 (M, 61Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 50 times a day#

4D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Niu, et al [14]

1993

China

1 (M, 68Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 20 times a day#

4D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Feng, et al [21]

1994

China

1 (F, 45Y)

Feeling of ants climb in vagina#

2D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Geng, et al [36]

1994

China

1 (M, 59Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day#

7D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Li, et al [45]

1994

China

1 (M, 52Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation < 10 times a day#

7D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

He, et al [34]

1994

China

1 (M, 65Y)

Pain of penis#

6D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Li, et al [26]

1994

China

1 (M, 32Y)

Priapism and ejaculation > 10 times#

3D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Tang, et al [24]

1994

China

1 (M, 27Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day

5D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Zhang, et al [13]

1995

China

1 (M, 34Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day#

5D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Dutta [5]

1996

India

1 (F, 28Y)

Hypersexuality#

10D

Medical history, clinical manifestation and Negri bodies in brain tissue by autopsy

Cai, et al [29]

1997

China

2 (2 M, 29Y & 31Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 50 times a day#

8D & 6D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Yang, et al [18]

1998

China

1 (M, 40 + Y)

Priapism

1D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Du, et al [22]

1999

China

1 (M, 26Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 20 times a day#

10D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Wu, et al [28]

2000

China

5 (5 M, 18-52Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day#

5-7D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Zhong, et al [33]

2000

China

1 (M, 54Y)

Frequent erection and Ejaculation > 11 times a day#

7D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Li, et al [40]

2000

China

1 (M, 39Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 30 times a day#

4D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Ou, et al [46]

2005

China

1 (M, 35Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 10 times a day#

6D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Daher, et al [41]

2005

Brazil

1 (NR, NR)

Priapism

NR

Clinical manifestations, laboratory tests and postmortem findings

Tan, et al [10]

2007

China

1 (M, 71Y)

Severe pain of scrotum and testicles#

6D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Li, et al [39]

2011

China

1 (M, 43Y)

Priapism and ejaculation < 10 times a day#

2D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Liu, et al [47]

2011

China

1 (M, 8Y)

Priapism and ejaculation 0 times#

6D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Senthilkumaran et al [6]

2011

India

1 (F, 28Y)

Hypersexuality, frequent intercourse and frequent orgasm#

6D

Medical history, clinical manifestation, imaging, CSF PCR and skin biopsy

Depani & Molyneux [4]

2012

Malawi

1 (M, 6Y)

Priapism with pain#

1D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Qin, et al [48]

2012

China

1 (M, 52Y)

Priapism and ejaculation < 10 times a day#

3D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Lei, et al [9]

2012

China

1 (M, 53Y)

Priapism

2D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Liu, et al [49]

2013

China

1 (M, 48Y)

Priapism

2D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Gao, et al [50]

2014

China

1 (M, 66Y)

Priapism and ejaculation > 5 times a day#

8D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

Yan, et al.

Submitted

China

1 (M, 32Y)

Frequent erection and ejaculation > 40 times a day#

6D

Medical history and clinical manifestation

  1. NR Not reported, M Male, F Female, Y Years, D Days
  2. # Abnormal sexual behaviors as the initial manifestations