• Can J Emerg Med · Oct 2018

    Case Reports

    Priapism as the Presenting Complaint in Fatal Group A Streptococcal Induced Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.

    • Richard J Baverstock and Colleen Carey.
    • *Department of Surgery,University of Calgary,Calgary,AB.
    • Can J Emerg Med. 2018 Oct 1; 20 (S2): S6-S8.

    AbstractA 60-year-old male presented to an emergency department (ED) with priapism following a sore throat illness. He did not have typical findings of sepsis. The patient then developed severe headache, mental status changes, and hypertension, then suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest. Autopsy showed group A streptococcal (GAS) sepsis, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and a septic thrombosis to the penile vein. This is the first known case of priapism being the presenting symptom of DIC.

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