Heparin-associated priapism.
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Heparin-associated priapism.
A patient who developed priapism 7 hr after stopping an intravenous heparin infusion is described. Abnormal spontaneous platelet aggregation was demonstrated whilst on heparin treatment and is thought to play a role in the aetiology of heparin induced priapism.
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.59.691.332