title: [Encrusted cystitis. Review of the literature and report of a case].
abstract: Alkaline encrusted cystitis is an infrequent process, almost forgotten by urologists. It tends to appear complicating an underlying cystopathy. Consists in a vesical inflammatory state, characterized by precipitation and incrustation of calcareous (phosphate, carbonate) and ammonium-magnesium salts on the vesical mucosa, their genesis being conditioned by the existence of pre-existing mucosa damage, urinary infection by urolithic microorganisms and alkaline urine. The present paper discloses an exceptional case of incrusted cystopathy with alkaline urine associated to uroinfection by E. coli (microorganism of uncertain and questionable urolithic activity). Treatment with urinary antiseptics, acetohydroxamic acid associated with curettage and UTR of calcareous plates was resolutive. With regard to the present cases, we review the limited literature available on the coexistence of incrusted cystitis and E. coli uroinfection and discuss the mechanisms through which E. coli could induce formation of lithiasis and incrustations in the urinary tract.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Marina Alta, Denia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romero Perez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amat Cecilia
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Omera Arbash
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andrada Becerra
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003556:Cystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014567:Urography
vernacular_title: Cistitis incrustada. Revisión de conjunto y aportación de un caso.