A diagnostic algorithm for male genital oedema

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-162

  Weinberger, L N ^a   Zirwas, M J ^a   English III, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genital oedema; Metastatic Crohn's disease; Testicular torsion; Venereal and non venereal penile oedema

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ALGORITHM; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDIDYMITIS; GENITAL EDEMA; HIDRADENITIS; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; ORCHITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PENILE SWELLING; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PREPUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; SCROTAL SWELLING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; TESTIS TORSION; TESTIS TUMOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; VARICOCELE;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33846389761     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02025.x     Document Type: Review

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