Severe eosinophilic cystitis in a woman with anorexia nervosa

Eosinophilic cystitis is a rare inflammatory disorder. It is considered to be self limiting necessitating only supportive therapy. Surgical intervention is unusual. We report here an association between eosinophilic cystitis and anorexia nervosa in an adult woman requiring radical surgery for progre...

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Published inInternational journal of urology Vol. 13; no. 8; pp. 1132 - 1133
Main Authors PHILIP, JOE, ALI, FAISAL SM, ZAKHOUR, HANI D, PARR, NIGEL J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.08.2006
Subjects
Adult
anorexia nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa - complications
Cystectomy
Cystitis - diagnosis
Cystitis - etiology
Cystitis - surgery
Eosinophilia
eosinophilic cystitis
Female
Humans
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Summary:Eosinophilic cystitis is a rare inflammatory disorder. It is considered to be self limiting necessitating only supportive therapy. Surgical intervention is unusual. We report here an association between eosinophilic cystitis and anorexia nervosa in an adult woman requiring radical surgery for progressive relentless disease. Estrogen deficiency associated with a possible allergic etiology could explain this association.
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ISSN:0919-8172
1442-2042
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01505.x