Case report: An unusual case of priapism.

A 6 year old boy presented with a 12 hour history of painful erection of the penis. This started spontaneously and had been preceded by a one day history of fever which was ongoing. He was able to urinate but with difficulty. There was no previous history of priapism or episodes of limb or joint pain. He had never been admitted to hospital before and had never had a blood transfusion. He was not taking any medications and his immunisations were up-to-date. On examination he looked well grown for his age but was in obvious pain. There were no signs of jaundice or anaemia. He had a fever of 38.5