Priapism as an Initial Presentation of Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report.
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RF Safe Research Library
Jan 1, 2026
This case report describes a 21-year-old man presenting with four days of painful priapism who was subsequently diagnosed with sickle cell disease by laboratory testing and hemoglobin electrophoresis. Standard initial urologic interventions failed, requiring shunt surgery, and a recurrence resolved after red blood…