Malacoplakia of the ovary, fallopian tube and uterus: A case associated with diabetes mellitus

Pathology International

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 789-793

  Chou, Shih Cheng ^a   Wang, Jyh Seng ^a   Tseng, Hui Hwa ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Female genital tract; Malacoplakia; Ovary

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MALACOPLAKIA; OVARY DISEASE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE; UTERUS DISEASE;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALACOPLAKIA; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UTERUS;

EID: 0036460602     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2002.01420.x     Document Type: Article

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