A rare case of idiopathic lithiasis in the urinary bladder in an Ethiopian female child.
A rare case of idiopathic lithiasis in the urinary bladder in an Ethiopian female child is reported. Possible causes of the disease, with a high morbidity in Ethiopia, and a highly different incidence between males and females, are discussed.
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Asella Regional Ethiopia, Hospital Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*