When A Urological Emergency Indicates An Internal Medical Crisis Priapism As The First Clinical Manifestation Of Leukemia

Priapism as a sign of a severe hematological disease is a rare event, which has to be considered as both a urological and a hematological emergency that requires immediate treatment. This article describes a clinical case of priapism as the first clinical manifestation of a hitherto undiagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and discusses the results of a literature review on this topic.