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Aetiology

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The known causes of priapism include:

  • intracavernosal drug therapy for impotence:
    • papaverine
    • prostaglandin E1

  • leukaemia

  • sickle cell disease

  • penile or spinal cord trauma

  • pelvic tumour

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