Andrieu Valérie, Dumonceau Olivier, Grange Marie-José
Service d'Hématologie et d'Immunologie Biologiques, CHU Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France.
Am J Hematol. 2003 Sep;74(1):73-4. doi: 10.1002/ajh.10374.
We report a case of severe priapism occurring in a patient with unstable hemoglobin, hemoglobin Köln, and underline several factors that may have contributed to this complication: abnormal plasticity of red cells, splenectomy, and cytomegalovirus infection. Since emergency treatment may prevent impotence, patients and parents should be educated about this complication.