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Kulchavenya, Ekaterina

Urogenital Tuberculosis : Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Therapy by Ekaterina Kulchavenya - Cham, Switzerland Springer International Publishing 2014 - 1 recurso en línea (XII, 137 p.) 39 ilustraciones, 31 ilustraciones en color

Introduction -- Epidemiology of Urogenital Tuberculosis as a part of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis -- Classification of Urogenital Tuberculosis -- Clinical features of Urogenital Tuberculosis -- Diagnostic of Urogenital Tuberculosis -- Predisposition, Pathogenesis and Prophylaxis -- Bladder tuberculosis -- Male genital tuberculosis -- Therapy of Urogenital Tuberculosis -- Surgery of Urogenital Tuberculosis -- Acknowledgments -- References

Many years ago the famous Russian TB-urologist professor Vilghelm Grund called Urogenital Tuberculosis (UGTB) a "great hoaxer", and until today UGTB is an unsolved problem. Clinical features of UGTB are flexible and variable, UGTB mimics numerous other diseases that result in delayed diagnosis. This book approaches the classification, pathogenesis, diagnostic, therapy and surgery for kidney tuberculosis as well as male genital tuberculosis. The reader will find recent data on epidemiology, many interesting history cases with illustrations and new methods for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

ISBN: 9783319048376

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-04837-6 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aparato genital masculino--Tuberculosis

LC Class. No.: RC312.5.G4 / K85 2014 EB

Dewey Class. No.: 616.9041