Ultrasonographic evidence of abnormal lymphatic vessels in young men with adult Wuchereria bancrofti infection in the scrotal area

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 409-412

  Norões, Joaquim ^b   Addiss, David ^b   Santos, Abiel ^b   Medeiros, Zulma ^b   Coutinho, Amaury ^b   Dreyer, Gerusa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Parasitic diseases; Scrotum; Spermatic cord; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ECHOGRAPHY; FILARIASIS; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SCROTUM; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FILARIASIS; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCROTUM; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0030213489     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)65862-2     Document Type: Article

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