Acute, painful, and swollen testicle as the presenting feature in polyarteritis nodosa

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 441-443

  Susanto, C R ^a   Fedder, G ^a   Looijen Salamon, M G ^a  

^a GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Cyclophosphamide; Orchitis; Polyarteritis nodosa

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GENTAMICIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDEMA; EPIDIDYMIS DISEASE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYALGIA; ORCHITIS; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PROSTATE SURGERY; REMISSION; TESTIS DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242690501     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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