Tuberculous epididymitis with extensive retroperitoneal and mediastinal involvement

Urology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Oben, Felix T ^a   Wright, Renee D E ^a   Ahaghotu, Chiledum A ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL DISEASE; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 3042702275     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.03.014     Document Type: Article

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