Acquired idiopathic penile lymphedema: Successful prevention of acute phase progression with low-dose corticosteroids

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-159

  Fujimoto, Noriki ^a   Honda, Shinichiro ^a   Nakanishi, Gen ^a   Tachibana, Takao ^a   Tanaka, Toshihiro ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

acquired; corticosteroid; idiopathic; penile lymphedema; treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETAMETHASONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PENILE DISEASES;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PENILE DISEASES;

EID: 84895070477     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12357     Document Type: Article

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