Interstitial cystitis and bladder mastocytosis in a woman with chronic urticaria

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 497-500

  Sant, Grannum R ^a   Theoharides, Theoharis C ^a   Letourneau, Richard ^a   Gelfand, Jeffrey ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BLADDER BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MAST CELL; MASTOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030776106     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599709030650     Document Type: Article

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