Blastomycosis of the epididymis and prostate

Urology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 980-982

  Seo, Robert ^a   Oyasu, Ryoichi ^a   Schaeffer, Anthony ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETOCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMITIS; HEMOSPERMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATITIS; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; KETOCONAZOLE; MALE; NECROSIS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC DISEASES; TESTICULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0031464857     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(97)00406-8     Document Type: Article

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