Complete Penile Necrosis in a Patient With Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report

Penile necrosis is a rare condition that has been mostly described in association with diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease. We report an unusual case of acute penile necrosis because of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. A 75-year-old man presented with acute renal failure and experienced c...

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Main Authors: Anne-Sophie Blais, Marie-Pier Deschênes Rompré, Louis Lacombe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442013000296