title: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues in the treatment of sickle cell anemia-associated priapism.
abstract: Priapism secondary to sickle cell anemia has been treated with a variety of therapeutic regimens. Recurrent sickle cell priapism is common and in many cases results when detumescence has not been achieved reliably. We report on a patient with sickle cell disease and recurrent priapism who was treated successfully for more than a year with monthly gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue therapy after failure of standard medical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Guss
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011317:Priapism / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D016729:Leuprolide