Urethral caruncle

Urethral caruncle
Urethral caruncle
Specialty	Urology

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[Bolognia-1] Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 1070. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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v t e Kidney disease
Glomerular disease	See Template:Glomerular disease
Tubules	Renal tubular acidosis proximal distal Acute tubular necrosis Genetic Fanconi syndrome Bartter syndrome Gitelman syndrome Liddle's syndrome
Interstitium	Interstitial nephritis Pyelonephritis Balkan endemic nephropathy
Vascular	Renal artery stenosis Renal ischemia Hypertensive nephropathy Renovascular hypertension Renal cortical necrosis
General syndromes	Nephritis Nephrosis Renal failure Acute renal failure Chronic kidney disease Uremia
Other	Analgesic nephropathy Renal osteodystrophy Nephroptosis Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome Diabetes insipidus Nephrogenic Renal papilla Renal papillary necrosis Major calyx/pelvis Hydronephrosis Pyonephrosis Reflux nephropathy

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