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. 2014 Nov;8(11-12):E867-71.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.2173.

An unusual cause of terminal hematuria in a child: Eosinophilic cystitis

Elif Bahat Ozdoğan  1 , Seçil Arslansoyu Çamlar  1 , Sevcan Bilen  2 , Mustafa Imamoğlu  3 , Sükran Tıraş  2 , Ayşegül Cansu  4 , Yavuz Ozoran  5
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An unusual cause of terminal hematuria in a child: Eosinophilic cystitis

Elif Bahat Ozdoğan et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2014 Nov.

Abstract

Eosinophilic cystitis is a rare inflammatory disease of the bladder; it rarely occurs in children. Patients typically show irritative urination symptoms frequently, with a possible need for urgency, alongside dysuria, gross haematuria, suprapubic pain and painful urination. Sometimes bladder mass accumulation with the possibility of malignancy is also observed. We present an 8-year-old male patient who gained admission for terminal hematuria and discuss the management of eosinophilic cystitis.

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Fig. 1.
Microscopic examination of the urinary bladder. Chronic inflammation (prominent eosinophilia) and full thickness of the lamina propria.
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Magnetic resonance imaging of the lower abdomen revealed diffuse thickening in all segments of the bladder wall.
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Fig. 3.
Macroscopic hematuria algorithm. RBC: red blood count; UTI: urinary tract infection; CT: computed tomography.
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Fig. 4.
Algorithm of eosinophilic cystitis.
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