Priapism in association with sickle cell anemia in Saudi Arabia.
A questionnaire study of 42 Saudi patients with sickle cell anemia revealed that none of them had ever suffered from priapism. A comparison of hematological parameters between Jamaican priapism patients and Saudi non-priapism patients suggested that high Hb F levels and hypochromic microcytosis in Saudi patients might play an important role in preventing this complication.
Al-Awamy
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Taha
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Naeem
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica; D008297:Male; D011317:Priapism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012529:Saudi Arabia
D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin