Bullous lesion in the prostatic urethra: Morphological change caused by putative chlamydial infection

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2203-2205

  Kamura, Koichi ^a   Nishimura, Taiji ^a   Okamoto, Toshimichi ^a   Noguchi, Masayoshi ^a   Hamaguchi, Kinichi ^a  

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Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Hematuria; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BLADDER MUCOSA; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE SECRETION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETHRITIS;

EID: 0037611180     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000067405.02956.d5     Document Type: Article

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