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Systemıc lupus erythematosus and bladder involvement: A case report


Haydarpaşa Numune Eğt. ve Araş. Hastanesi, 2. Üroloji Kliniği, İstanbul


DOI :
2012; 7 (2): 47-49

Abstract

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus(SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can involvemany or-gans and systems. Bladder  involvement  and symptoms  are  rare. In SLE mucosal involve-ment cause cystitis and with neurological in-volvement causing obstruction and neuroge-nic bladder. We report the patient who follo-wed for SLE about 12 years, irregular usage of corticosteroids, was developing  acute urinary retention 2 months 3 times, obstruction iden-tified  with pressure-flow  study, treated with a transurethral catheter and intensive corticoste-roid therapy.


Abstract

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus(SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can involvemany or-gans and systems. Bladder  involvement  and symptoms  are  rare. In SLE mucosal involve-ment cause cystitis and with neurological in-volvement causing obstruction and neuroge-nic bladder. We report the patient who follo-wed for SLE about 12 years, irregular usage of corticosteroids, was developing  acute urinary retention 2 months 3 times, obstruction iden-tified  with pressure-flow  study, treated with a transurethral catheter and intensive corticoste-roid therapy.