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Case Report

A case of eosinophilic cystitis


1 Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Üroloji Kliniği ,Ankara

2 Yenimahalle Devlet Hastanesi Üroloji Kliniği ,Ankara

3 Kayseri Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Bölümü, Kayseri


DOI :
New J Urol. 2013; 8 (3): 78-80

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.