title: [Priapism in children and adolescents with homozygous sickle cell disease in Brazzaville].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of priapism, assess knowledge and appreciate its characteristics in childhood sickle cell disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case-control study was conducted at the University Hospital of Brazzaville (Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Clinical Urology). The cases consisted of 202 sickle cell anemia who are at least 5 years. Witnesses consisted of 112 children with sickle cell disease not of the same age from the same family as the previous.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Priapism was found in 68 (34%) affected children, divided into 54 cases (79.4%) of chronic intermittent priapism and 14 cases (20.6%) of acute priapism. In the control group no cases were observed (p=0.001). Priapism was known by six (3%) patients in the group of children with sickle cell disease. In the control group, it was known by 25 (22.3%) children. It was seen in the group of sickle cell disease as any: 113 children (56%), a natural phenomenon that can occur in life: 57 children (28%), a complication of sickle cell disease: 26 children (13%). In the control group, it was considered a natural phenomenon that can occur in life: 60 children (53.6%), a complication of sickle cell disease: 52 children (46.4%). The average age of priapism occurred in the first episode was 10.4±9.5 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The importance of the prevalence of priapism, and insufficient knowledge needed strengthening information, education and communication with children and their parents.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP 32, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Okoko
authors.affiliation: Service de d'urologie andrologie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP 32, Brazzaville, Congo. Electronic address: odzebe_s@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: A S W
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Odzébé
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP 32, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moyen
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP 32, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ekouya Bowassa
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP 32, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: A P G
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Oko
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP 32, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mbika-Cardorelle
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP 32, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bozock
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP 32, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Atanda
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP 32, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Moyen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003223:Congo; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011317:Priapism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Children; Complication; Drépanocytose; Enfants; Priapism; Priapisme; Sickle cell anemia