Long-Term Therapy with Cyclosporin (CyA) Modulates Bladder Eosinophilic Infiltration in A Child with Eosinophilic Cystitis
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Eosinophilic cystitis in a 4-year-old boy: successful long-term treatment with cyclosporin A.
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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199905010-00121