Urethral caruncle
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| Urethral caruncle | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | N36.2 |
| ICD-9 | 599.3 |
| DiseasesDB | 13554 |
A urethral caruncle is a benign cutaneous condition characterized by distal urethral lesions that are most commonly found in postmenopausal females.Urethral caruncles are frequently associated with atrophic genital epithelium in elderly patients. They can become a source of chronic hematuria, infection, and urethritis. [1]
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- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 1070. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
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