[Priapism and activated protein C resistance].
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Date publication
avril 2005
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BITTARD Hugues
Tous les auteurs :
Guichard G, Henry PC, Bittard H, Kleinclauss F
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Résumé
Priapism is a rare disease that can be secondary to a clotting disorder. The authors report the first published case of priapism due to a heterozygous mutation of factor V Leiden responsible for activated protein C resistance in a patient treated with low molecular weight heparin. A similar case has already been reported, but with a homozygous mutation. Priapism must therefore be considered to be a thromboembolic event and the presence of a clotting disorder should be systematically investigated in the absence of an obvious aetiology.
Référence
Prog Urol. 2005 Apr;15(2):337-8; discussion 338.