Amiodarone induced epididymitis in children

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 515-517

  Hutcheson, Joel ^a   Peters, Craig A ^a   Diamond, David A ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Epididymitis; Scrotum; Testis

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IBUPROFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDIDYMITIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032323806     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62950-1     Document Type: Article

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