Priapism and impotence in homozygous sickle cell disease
Arch. intern. med. (1960)
; Arch. intern. med. (1960);140(11): 1434-7, Nov. 1980.
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ABSTRACT
A questionnaire study of Jamaican patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease indicated a 42 percent prevalence of priapism, with a median age at onset of 21 years. Two predominantly different patterns of priapism were recorded short "stutering" episodes lasting less than three hours, with normal consequent sexual function, and severe prolonged attacks (generally more than 24 hours) commonly followered by impotence. Stuttering episodes were frequently a prodrome to a major attack. Over one fourth of those who had suffered priapism had some degree of impotence. Hematologic analysis indicated that priapism was significantly associated with low hemoglobin F levels and high platelet counts. Patients with severe attacks of priapism had lower hemoglobin F levels and reticulocyte count, and a higher mean corpuscular volume, than patients with only stuttering episodes. Priapism and impotence contribute to the morbidity of SS disease more frequently than previously recognized (AU)
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Assunto principal:
Priapismo
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Disfunção Erétil
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Anemia Falciforme
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Arch. intern. med. (1960)
Ano de publicação:
1980
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Article