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The choice of an effective method to treat priapism is challenging because precise causes in the majority of patients have not been well defined. A review of 48 patients treated during a 22-year period shows evolution of a regimen of management that has yielded a high percentage of success.
A case is presented of priapism resulting from disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC), which was diagnosed by pathological studies of the amputated penis and skin biopsy. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported in Japan. This 72-year-old-man visited a hospital complaining of fever
A 10-year-old boy presented with priapism of 10 h duration which after unsuccessful conservative measures, was relieved by a saphenocorporeal shunt. A 4-year history of intermittent vague aching of fingers and toes accompanied by low-grade fever was reported. Fabry disease was confirmed by the lack
We present a rare case of priapism in a child, ten years old, in association with Fabry's disease. The child had a history of disseminated nodular enlargement, crises of fever, intermittent pain in the extremities and ten hours persistent painful erection of the penis. We don't obtain pain or
OBJECTIVE
To define the incidence, risk factors and complications of priapism in a large population of patients with sickle-cell anaemia in five centres in the UK and Nigeria, as priapism is common among these patients, but the precise characteristics of the condition in this population are poorly
Clozapine is, and will remain in the coming years, an irreplaceable drug in psychiatry which has elective indication in treatment-resistant schizophrenia, suicide risk in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, aggressiveness or violence in psychiatric patients, psychosis in Parkinson's disease,
The clinical, haematological and biochemical features of 50 Sudanese patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) were determined. Of 23 patients with complete family data, 21 had sickle cell anaemia (homozygous HbSS), 2 had sickle-cell/beta+thalassaemia but none had sickle cell/beta Othalassaemia. The
Scorpion envenomation is a life-threatening health problem in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly among children. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiologic characteristics, clinical profile, and prognosis of neurologic complications among children with scorpionism in Upper
To describe self-management recommendations for sickle cell disease (SCD) care among health professionals who manage SCD in Ghana.Nine health care professionals (nurses, doctors, and physician assistants) who work in SCD were interviewed. The semistructured The most venomous scorpion species are Buthotus tamulus of India, the Leiurus quinquestriatus and Androctonus crassicauda of North Africa and the Middle East, the Tityus serrulatus of Brazil, and the Centruroides suffussus of Mexico. The severity of scorpion envenomation varies with the scorpion's
Sickle cell disease is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. Symptoms of pallor, fever, abdominal and joint pain, and swelling of the liver, spleen, hands and feet first appear near the latter part of the first year of life. Intravascular sickling affects all organs. For clinical and
Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States. This disorder of hemoglobin structure leads to a chronic hemolytic anemia and complex chronic disease manifested by sudden, severe, and life-threatening complications. These acute complications can occur in any
BACKGROUND
Drugs and their metabolites are known factors in 1% to 2% of all kidney stones. Certain antiepileptic drugs are known to cause stone formation. Phenytoin is used as a first line antiepileptic therapy for many seizure disorders. We present what we believe to be the first report of a
OBJECTIVE
To review the pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of metastatic carcinoma of the penis.
METHODS
We report four cases of metastatic carcinoma of the penis with special reference to the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment.
RESULTS
Two cases were due to prostatic
A retrospective study was conducted in nine patients with rabies admitted to a hospital of Fortaleza, Brazil. Autopsy was performed in all cases. The ages ranged from three to 81 years and six were males. They all were bitten by dogs. The time between the accident and the hospital admission ranged