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Priapism is rarely caused by essential thrombocytosis, a disorder characterised by increased number of megakaryocytes. We report a case of a 21-year-old man who presented with priapism and on investigation was found to have essential thrombocytosis as the cause.
- haematology (incl blood transfusion)
- urological surgery
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Contributors All of the authors declare that they have participated in the design, execution and analysis of the paper, and that they have approved the final version. SG: Concept, design, supervision, processing, writing the manuscript and critical analysis. AKS: Supervision, processing, writing the manuscript and critical analysis. BPS: Concept, design, supervision, processing, writing the manuscript and critical analysis. AA: Concept, supervision, writing the manuscript and critical analysis.
Competing interests None declared.
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