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Chen Y, Ji M, Shi J, Qiao Z, Tang L, Yang Z. The clinical and imaging features of eosinophilic cystitis in children: a case series study. Int Urol Nephrol 2024; 56:363-371. [PMID: 37782435 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-023-03811-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Eosinophilic cystitis (EC) is rare in children and remains poorly understood. Our aim was to analyse the clinical and imaging features of eosinophilic cystitis in children. METHODS A retrospective review of histologically confirmed eosinophilic cystitis between January 2008 and December 2022 was performed, including patient age, sex, symptoms, laboratory examination, radiology, treatment and outcome. RESULTS Twelve children (two girls, 10 boys; age range: 3-12 years, mean age: 7.2 years) were included in the study. Urinary irritation symptoms (10/12), haematuria (5/12) and hypogastralgia (3/12) were the most common symptoms. Five patients had a history of allergies, six patients had elevated serum IgE, nine patients had elevated peripheral eosinophils and six patients had positive microscopic haematuria. Radiology revealed diffuse homogeneous or inhomogeneous thickening in seven patients, localised thickening in three patients, and solitary tumour-like lesions in the other two patients. Preservation of the mucosal line and bladder wall layering were observed in eleven patients, and perivesical exudation and small vessel dilatation were observed in ten patients. All four patients with delayed scans showed obvious delayed enhancement. One patient showed low signal intensity on T2-W imaging. All patients received antihistamine, antibiotic and/or corticosteroid therapy and two tumour-like patients underwent transurethral resection. Nine patients achieved complete response and three patients achieved partial response. CONCLUSION The clinical and imaging manifestations of EC in children have relative characteristics; when urologist and radiologist confronted with similar cases, EC should be considered. The final diagnosis depends on pathological biopsy.
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- Yanan Chen
- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, 507 Zhengmin Rd., Shanghai, 200082, China
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Rd., Shanghai, 201100, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, 507 Zhengmin Rd., Shanghai, 200082, China
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Rd., Shanghai, 201100, China
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- Department of Urology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Rd., Shanghai, 201100, China
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Rd., Shanghai, 201100, China.
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Omar HM, Fahmy M, Abuowarda M. Hand palm sparganosis: morphologically and genetically confirmed Spirometra erinaceieuropaei in a fourteen-year-old girl, Egypt. J Parasit Dis 2023; 47:859-864. [PMID: 38009142 PMCID: PMC10667186 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-023-01623-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023] Open
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Two spargana of 5 and 7 cm long were removed from the right-hand palm of 14-year-old girl at the General Hospital, Qalyubia, Egypt. Sparganum is the 2nd larval stage (pleurocercoid) of Diphyllobothrid cestode species develops in the vertebrate second intermediate host through ingestion of the crustacean first intermediate host.Dogs and cats are the final hosts get infected through predation of the second vertebrate host.Human attracts infection through drinking water contaminated with the infected crustacean host or consumption of the flesh of of vertebrate hosts such as frogs and reptilian species. The surgically removed specimens were parsitologically identified as a non-proliferative metacestodes of a spirometran species that then on molecular analysis proved to be Spirometra erinaceieuropaei. The present report has allocated Egypt on the world sparganosis map.Molecular characterization of 28 S rRNA of S. erinaceieuropae and correlation to other Spirometra spp. from the Nile countries, particularly Ethiopia and Lake Victoria countries where the Nile waters originate, and from China were dealt with. Drinking of contaminated fresh water is the only proposed mode of infection in Egypt.
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- Hussein M. Omar
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211 Egypt
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211 Egypt
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 12211 Egypt
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Shin HB, Park HS, Kim JH, Park J. A rare case of eosinophilic cystitis involving the inside and outside of the urinary bladder associated with an infected urachal cyst. BMC Urol 2021; 21:116. [PMID: 34461879 PMCID: PMC8404243 DOI: 10.1186/s12894-021-00885-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Eosinophilic cystitis is a rare inflammatory disease of the bladder characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the bladder wall. Most Eosinophilic cystitis cases present with mucosal lesions of the urinary bladder. We present a very rare case of large mass-forming eosinophilic cystitis, involving the inside and outside of the bladder associated with an infected urachal cyst. CASE PRESENTATION A 59-year-old man presented with gross hematuria, fever, dysuria, and suprapubic pain. Computed tomography showed a heterogeneously enhancing mass that measured 7.6 cm × 4 cm located on the anterosuperior portion of the bladder with an internal fluid collection. Cystoscopy revealed a raspberry-like mass lesion on the bladder dome. Transurethral resection of the bladder was initially performed. The mass lesion protruding from inside the bladder was removed, and pus-like fluid was drained. The pathologic diagnosis was eosinophilic cystitis. Follow-up computed tomography showed a remnant mass outside the bladder and urachal cyst. To eliminate the remnant lesion, robot-assisted partial cystectomy was performed. The patient showed no evidence of recurrent disease on follow-up cystoscopy and computed tomography for up to 2 years. CONCLUSIONS Clinicians should consider the possibility of eosinophilic cystitis in patients who present with hematuria, fever, and suprapubic pain and have both intravesical and extravesical masses.
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- Hyun Bin Shin
- Department of Urology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine,, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. .,Department of Urology, Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, 712, Dongil-ro, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11759, Republic of Korea.
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Kondzior E, Kowalczyk R, Tokarska M, Borowik T, Zalewski A, Kołodziej-Sobocińska M. Multispecies reservoir of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Cestoda: Diphyllobothridae) in carnivore communities in north-eastern Poland. Parasit Vectors 2020; 13:560. [PMID: 33168087 PMCID: PMC7654582 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04431-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Background Spirometra erinaceieuropaei is a diphylobothriid tapeworm with a complex life-cycle including definitive, intermediate and paratenic (transport) hosts. Multiple routes of parasite transmission often make it impossible to determine what type of host a specific infected animal is considered to be. Spargana larvae cause sparganosis, a severe food- and water-borne disease mainly found in Asia. In Poland, Spirometra sp. was reported in large carnivores in Białowieża Primeval Forest for the first time in the 1940s and was recently confirmed as S. erinaceieuropaei in several mammals and snakes using molecular methods. Methods In total, 583 carcasses of 9 carnivore species were necropsied between 2013 and 2019 in north-eastern (NE) Poland. The larvae of S. erinaceieuropaei (spargana) were isolated from subcutaneous tissue, counted, and preserved for genetic analyses. We calculated the prevalence and intensity of infection. To assess spatial variation in S. erinaceieuropaei infection probability in NE Poland, we applied a generalized additive model (GAM) with binomial error distribution. To confirm the species affiliation of isolated larvae, we amplified a partial fragment of the 18S rRNA gene (240 bp in length). Results Spirometra larvae were found in the subcutaneous tissue of 172 animals of 7 species and confirmed genetically as S. erinaceieuropaei. The overall prevalence in all studied hosts was 29.5% with a mean infection intensity of 14.1 ± 33.8 larvae per individual. Native European badgers and invasive raccoon dogs were characterized by the highest prevalence. An analysis of parasite spread showed a spatially diversified probability of infection with the highest values occurring in the biodiversity hot spot, Białowieża Primeval Forest. Conclusions Our study revealed that various mammal species (both native and non-native) can serve as S. erinaceieuropaei reservoirs. The frequency and level of infection may differ between selected hosts and likely depend on host diversity and habitat structure in a given area. Further studies are needed to assess the distribution of the parasite throughout Europe and the environmental and biological factors influencing infection severity in wild mammals.![]()
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- Eliza Kondzior
- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek 1, 17-230, Białowieża, Poland. .,Faculty of Biology, University of Białystok, Ciołkowskiego 1J, 15-245, Białystok, Poland.
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- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek 1, 17-230, Białowieża, Poland
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- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek 1, 17-230, Białowieża, Poland
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- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek 1, 17-230, Białowieża, Poland
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- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek 1, 17-230, Białowieża, Poland
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Rossanese M, Palumbo V, Sioletic S, Crestani A, Giannarini G, Ficarra V. Surgical Treatment of Eosinophilic Cystitis in Adults: A Report of Two Cases and a Literature Review. Urol Int 2018; 102:122-124. [PMID: 29554647 DOI: 10.1159/000485257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Eosinophilic cystitis is a rare disease that presents with either urinary frequency, hematuria, suprapubic pain or urinary retention. Although benign, this entity may progress to diffuse bladder involvement with the need for surgical treatment. We report on 2 cases of advanced disease that required cystectomy with very complex lower urinary tract reconstruction, and review the literature of surgically treated cases.
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- Marta Rossanese
- Department of Human and Paediatric Pathology "Gaetano Barresi," Urologic Section, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human and Paediatric Pathology "Gaetano Barresi," Urologic Section, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Academic Medical Centre "Santa Maria Della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Urology Unit, Academic Medical Centre "Santa Maria Della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Urology Unit, Academic Medical Centre "Santa Maria Della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Department of Human and Paediatric Pathology "Gaetano Barresi," Urologic Section, University of Messina, Messina,
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Johnson G, Gardner J, Fukai T, Goto K. Cutaneous Sparganosis: A Rare Parasitic Infection. J Cutan Pathol 2015; 42:159-163. [DOI: 10.1111/cup.12480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Gina Johnson
- Emory University; Department of Pathology; Atlanta Georgia
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- Univeristy of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Departments of Dermatology and Pathology; Little Rock Arkansas
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- IMS Fujimi General Hospital; Department of Plastic Surgery; Fujimi-city Saitama Japan
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- Kainan Hospital; Department of Diagnostic Pathology; Yatomi-city Aichi Japan
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Johnson G, Gardner J, Fukai T, Goto K. Cutaneous sparganosis: a rare parasitic infection. J Cutan Pathol 2015; 42:1-5. [PMID: 25626616 DOI: 10.1111/cup.12463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Gina Johnson
- Emory University, Department of Pathology, Atlanta, Georgia
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Zaman SR, Vermeulen TL, Parry J. Eosinophilic cystitis: treatment with intravesical steroids and oral antihistamines. BMJ Case Rep 2013; 2013:bcr-2013-009327. [PMID: 24014555 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-009327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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This is a case of eosinophilic cystitis in a 56-year-old indigenous Australian woman who presented with urosepsis on the background of a urinary tract infection unresponsive to oral antibiotics. After resolution of the urosepsis, she had persisting urinary retention and a cystoscopy/bladder biopsy suggested eosinophilic cystitis. After 1 month of intravesical hydrocortisone and oral loratadine, repeat cystoscopy showed vast improvement in the bladder lesions. This case further strengthens the use of intravesical steroids and oral antihistamines for the management of eosinophilic cystitis.
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Mentz MB, Procianoy F, Maestri MK, Rott MB. Human ocular sparganosis in southern Brazil. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2011; 53:51-3. [DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652011000100009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We report the first case of human ocular sparganosis in the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. A young female patient presented with three periocular moveable inflammatory masses in her right eye, during two years. By surgical excisional biopsy, a helminth larval stage was removed and identified as sparganum. Clinical, laboratory and epidemiological data on this parasite are presented.
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Yun SJ, Park MS, Jeon HK, Kim YJ, Kim WJ, Lee SC. A case of vesical and scrotal sparganosis presenting as a scrotal mass. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 2010; 48:57-9. [PMID: 20333286 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2010.48.1.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A 59-year-old Korean man complained of a painless scrotal hard nodule and weak urine stream. The ultrasound scan revealed a 2.2-cm sized round heteroechogenic nodule located in the extratesticular area. Microscopic hematuria was detected in routine laboratory examinations. On scrotal exploration, multiple spargana were incidentally found in the mass and along the left spermatic cord. On cystoscopy, a 10-mm sized mucosal elevation was found in the right side of the bladder dome. After transurethral resection of the covered mucosa, larval tapeworms were removed from inside of the nodule by forceps. Plerocercoids of Spirometra erinacei was confirmed morphologically and also by PCR-sequencing analysis from the extracted tissue of the urinary bladder. So far as the literature is concerned, this is the first worm (PCR)-proven case of sparganosis in the urinary bladder.
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- Seok Joong Yun
- Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea
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Popescu OE, Landas SK, Haas GP. The Spectrum of Eosinophilic Cystitis in Males: Case Series and Literature Review. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2009; 133:289-94. [PMID: 19195972 DOI: 10.5858/133.2.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Context.—Eosinophilic cystitis (EC) is an inflammatory condition of the bladder that has been linked to food allergens, infectious agents, drugs, and other genitourinary conditions. Like interstitial cystitis, EC has a strong female predominance. It is characterized by an intense eosinophilic infiltrate in the acute phase and fibrosis in the chronic phase.
Objectives.—To document and focus on specific features of EC in males and highlight the relationship between clinical and histopathologic findings.
Design.—The bladder biopsies of male patients were reviewed. Eight cases of EC were selected.
Results.—Several known associations were noted as well as unreported features and associations such as Charcot-Leyden crystals, celiac disease, lupus anticoagulant, and additional viral and bacterial agents.
Conclusions.—Eosinophilic cystitis represents a response to a variety of agents and may often be overlooked. The temporally biphasic morphologic features are the hallmark of this condition. Because clinical and imaging studies are not specific, a high index of clinical suspicion is often crucial to the correct diagnosis and proper management of EC.
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- Oana-Eugenia Popescu
- From the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver (Dr Popescu); and the Departments of Pathology and Urology (Dr Landas) and Urology (Dr Haas), State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
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- From the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver (Dr Popescu); and the Departments of Pathology and Urology (Dr Landas) and Urology (Dr Haas), State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
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- From the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver (Dr Popescu); and the Departments of Pathology and Urology (Dr Landas) and Urology (Dr Haas), State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
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Salman M, Al-Ansari AA, Talib RA, El Malik EF, Al-Bozaom IA, Shokeir AA. Eosinophilic cystitis simulating invasive bladder cancer: a real diagnostic challenge. Int Urol Nephrol 2006; 38:545-8. [PMID: 17115289 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-006-0103-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2006] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To report our experience with eosinophilic cystitis (EC) presented as invasive bladder cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS We recently treated three patients with bladder masses mimicking neoplasms and biopsy proved the diagnosis of EC. Data from our three patients were presented. RESULTS There were two females and one male with ages of 14, 43 and 38 years. All the three patients had irritative bladder symptoms, suprapubic pain and hematuria. Bladder mass was detected by pelvic examination in the three patients and confirmed by radiologic tests and cystoscopy. In one patient, the mass caused bilateral hydroureteronephrosis while the upper tract was normal in the other two. Elevated serum leukocytes was evident in the three cases while peripheral eosinophilia was observed in one. Biopsy showed EC in all the three patients who were treated by transurethral resection of the lesions followed by a combination of corticosteroids, antibiotics and antihistaminics. All patients experienced marked improvement during a follow-up duration up to 30 months. CONCLUSION EC is a rare disease. In addition to symptoms of frequency, dysuria, hematuria and suprapubic pain, the disease may present with a bladder mass mimicking invasive bladder cancer. Resection of the lesion is mandatory with systemic treatment of corticosteroids, antihistaminics and antibiotics. Early detection and prompt treatment usually result in a good prognosis.
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- Muwafak Salman
- Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Eosinophilic cystitis (EC) is a rare clinicopathological condition characterized by transmural inflammation of the bladder predominantly with eosinophils, associated with fibrosis with or without muscle necrosis. The cause of EC remains unclear, although it has been associated with various aetiological factors, such as allergy, bladder tumour, bladder trauma, parasitic infections and chemotherapeutic agents. EC is, probably, caused by the antigen-antibody reaction. This leads to the production of various immunoglobulins, which, in turn, cause the activation of eosinophils and initiates the inflammatory process. The most common symptom complex consists of frequency, haematuria, dysuria and suprapubic pain. Cystoscopy and biopsy are the gold standard for diagnosis. Additional laboratory evidence supporting the diagnosis includes proteinuria, microscopic haematuria and peripheral eosinophilia, the last one occurring in few patients. There is no curative treatment for this condition. Current treatment modalities include transurethral resection of the bladder lesion along with non-specific medical therapy, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents or steroids. Because the lesion tends to recur in spite of the above therapy, long-term follow-up is mandatory.
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Pomeranz A, Eliakim A, Uziel Y, Gottesman G, Rathaus V, Zehavi T, Wolach B. Eosinophilic cystitis in a 4-year-old boy: successful long-term treatment with cyclosporin A. Pediatrics 2001; 108:E113. [PMID: 11731640 DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.6.e113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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A 4-year-old Jewish boy presented with dysuria, urinary dribbling, increased urinary frequency, and new onset of diurnal enuresis. An infiltrating solid mass involving the entire bladder wall was found. Biopsy revealed "tumor-forming" eosinophilic cystitis, a rare bladder lesion of unclear cause. Antitoxocariasis treatment was unsuccessful. High-dose corticosteroids failed. The child's clinical condition and bladder sonographic findings continued to deteriorate. Treatment with cyclosporin A was given for 8 months, with a complete clinical, radiologic, and histopathologic cure and no side effects. Two years of follow-up showed a complete recovery.
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- A Pomeranz
- Department of Pediatrics, Meir General Hospital, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.
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Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 27-1998. A 10-year-old girl with urinary retention and a filling defect in the bladder. N Engl J Med 1998; 339:616-22. [PMID: 9722434 DOI: 10.1056/nejm199808273390908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- I J Dunn
- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Ficarra V, Beltrami P, Tontodonati M, Giusti G, Zanon G, D'Amico A, Malossini G, Comunale L. Endoscopic treatment of eosinophilic cystitis. Urologia 1996. [DOI: 10.1177/039156039606301s36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Since 1990 we have treated 11 cases of eosinophilic cystitis. All patients were adult or elderly men with an average age of 66.4 years (range 46–83). Seven patients had previous superficial bladder cancer and 5 of these were treated with instillations of mitomycin C. Three patients were hospitalized following repeated episodes of macrohematuria. One case had peritonitis due to spontaneous rupture of the bladder. Cystoscopy showed hyperemic areas in all patients, mamillated areas in 7 cases and ulcerated and necrotic areas in 2 cases. The bladder mucosa appeared bloody in one patient. In nine cases multiple biopsies and wide fulguration of involved areas were performed. Two patients were submitted to complete resection of the lesions. The pathological examination documented an infiltration of eosinophils into the mucosa and lamina propria in all cases; in one of these the infiltration involved the muscularis. The patients have been followed for 24.5 months (range 13–37), with periodic cystoscopy and bladder biopsies. We have not documented recurrences of eosinophilic cystitis. Although the treatment of eosinophilic cystitis is controversial, our experience with diathermic fulguration or transurethral resection has proved effective with minimal invasiveness.
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- V. Ficarra
- Cattedra e Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia - Università degli Studi - Verona * Servizio Autonomo di Urologia - Ospedale Maggiore - Verona
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- Cattedra e Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia - Università degli Studi - Verona * Servizio Autonomo di Urologia - Ospedale Maggiore - Verona
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- Cattedra e Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia - Università degli Studi - Verona * Servizio Autonomo di Urologia - Ospedale Maggiore - Verona
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- Cattedra e Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia - Università degli Studi - Verona * Servizio Autonomo di Urologia - Ospedale Maggiore - Verona
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- Cattedra e Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia - Università degli Studi - Verona * Servizio Autonomo di Urologia - Ospedale Maggiore - Verona
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- Cattedra e Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia - Università degli Studi - Verona * Servizio Autonomo di Urologia - Ospedale Maggiore - Verona
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- Cattedra e Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia - Università degli Studi - Verona * Servizio Autonomo di Urologia - Ospedale Maggiore - Verona
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- Cattedra e Divisione Clinicizzata di Urologia - Università degli Studi - Verona * Servizio Autonomo di Urologia - Ospedale Maggiore - Verona
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