Studies in sickle cell anemia
1962; Elsevier BV; Volume: 60; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0022-3476(62)80008-0
ISSN1097-6833
AutoresC.M.G. Sousa, Bette L. Catoe, Roland B. Scott,
Tópico(s)Blood groups and transfusion
ResumoSummary Priapism is a rare complication of sicklecell anemia in children. Its presence in a Negro subject should lead the clinician to consider sickle cell disease as a possible etiological factor. The condition represents a therapeutic challenge. Treatment is symptomatic and generally unsatisfactory; however, needle aspirations of the corpora cavernosa appear to yield the most satisfactory results. Inasmuch as this complication is usually associated with a thrombotic type of crisis in which the hemoglobin concentration and erythrocyte count show insignificant changes from their usual values in these patients, blood transfusions are of questionable value.
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