Priapism in homozygous sickle cell patients: Important clinical and laboratory associations

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 259-263

  Madu, Anazoeze Jude ^a   Ubesie, Agozie ^b   Ocheni, Sunday ^a   Chinawa, Josephat ^b   Madu, Kenechi Anthony ^c   Ibegbulam, Obike Goodswill ^a   Nonyelu, Charles ^a   Eze, Alozie ^a  

^a Departments of Haematology and Immunology University of Nigeria Enugu Campus (UNEC)   (Nigeria)

^b University of Nigeria Enugu Campus   (Nigeria)

^c National Orthopaedic Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Priapism; Severe disease; Sickle cell

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREVALENCE; PRIAPISM; SENESCENCE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SICKLE CELL CRISIS; STEADY STATE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; AGE; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD; BLOOD EXAMINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE; NIGERIA; THROMBOCYTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD PLATELETS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIAPISM;

EID: 84901629329     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: 14230151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000360608     Document Type: Article

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