A case of Vasculitis Syndrome Associated with Epididymitis

Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 324-330

  Suzuki, Kazuo ^a   Sato, Takehiro ^a  

^a Niigata Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epididymitis; Polyarteritis nodosa; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULITIS;

EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0033202752     PISSN: 09114300     EISSN: 13497413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2177/jsci.22.324     Document Type: Article

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