Wegener’s granulomatosis diagnosed by testicular biopsy

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 559-564

  Agraharkar, Mahendra ^a   Gokhale, Sumita ^a   Gupta, Rajiv ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulomatous vasculitis; Testicular involvement; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DILTIAZEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXCISION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ORCHIECTOMY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS TUMOR; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

BIOPSY; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTICULAR DISEASES; TESTIS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0141990809     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025642217482     Document Type: Article

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