CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKAEMIA PRESENTING AS PRIAPISM ' HOW SHOULD WE TREAT THESE'
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Ischaemic priapism as a presentation of chronic myeloid leukaemia.
OBJECTIVE To describe ischemic priapism as an atypical presentation of chronic myeloid leukaemia. METHODS / RESULTS We discuss two patients diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia presenting an episode of priapism, adequately resolved after applying the treatment protocol established in our center. CONCLUSION Priapism is defined as a persistent erection that persists despite not having sex...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health and Translational Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 2289-392X
DOI: 10.22452/jummec.vol11no1.7