Intermittent urethral infusion of dimethylsulfoxide for urethral amyloidosis: a case report and literature review

Intermittent urethral infusion of dimethylsulfoxide for urethral amyloidosis: a case report and literature review

Urethral amyloidosis (UA) is a very rare condition. We here report the case of a 63-year-old male patient who was admitted to our outpatient department due to aggravating dysuria, frequent urination, pain during intercourse, and a gradually enlarging mass at the ostium of his urethra, which he first...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:The aging male 2022-12, Vol.25 (1), p.180-184
Hauptverfasser: Ii, Yunzhi, Gao, Guojing, Liao, Xiaoxing, Yang, Jianghua, Ye, Rongzhen, Zheng, Xiaofeng
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aging
Amyloidosis
Bladder
Case report
Case reports
dimethyl sulfoxide
effect
infusion
Mens health
Older people
Organic chemicals
urethral amyloidosis
Urinary tract diseases
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Urethral amyloidosis (UA) is a very rare condition. We here report the case of a 63-year-old male patient who was admitted to our outpatient department due to aggravating dysuria, frequent urination, pain during intercourse, and a gradually enlarging mass at the ostium of his urethra, which he first notice one year earlier. Pathological tissue biopsy of urethral ostium mass confirmed UA. Intermittent urethra infusion of dimethyl sulfoxide was performed and the treatment effect is satisfactory.
ISSN:1368-5538
1473-0790
DOI:10.1080/13685538.2022.2097220