Serious complications of tuberculous epididymitis

Infection

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 193-195

  Skoutelis, A ^a   Marangos, M ^a   Petsas, T ^a   Chionis, I ^a   Barbalias, G ^a   Bassaris, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Addison's disease; Complications; Epididymitis; Psoas abscess; Tuberculous

Indexed keywords

VASOPRESSIN;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; MALE; PSOAS ABSCESS; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; EPIDIDYMITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FLUDROCORTISONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PSOAS ABSCESS; RIFAMPIN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034085341     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100050080     Document Type: Article

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