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What Causes Penile Erections With Normal Urinalysis?
My nephew is caucasian & will be 2 yrs old in 2 weeks. The last week he has had penal erections, 1-2 x per day, that have caused him great pain. He is not on any meds, no recent trauma or infection and a urinalysis was normal. What cases this and what should we do for him?
Fri, 27 Jun 2014
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Painful erection is known as priapism.
Presence of such episode in children possibility of Sickle cell anemia needs to be considered.
I would suggest you to consult your Physician for further assessment.
Take care
Best regards
Dr Deepak
Welcome to Healthcare-Magic
Greetings of the day
Painful erection is known as priapism.
Presence of such episode in children possibility of Sickle cell anemia needs to be considered.
I would suggest you to consult your Physician for further assessment.
Take care
Best regards
Dr Deepak
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