Eosinophilic cystitis and allergy to mitomycin-C.
Eosinophilic cystitis appears to have an allergic origin to different substances causing an immunological reaction. Up to now it was unknown that Mitomycin-C could cause this reaction. We present 6 cases of eosinophilic cystitis induced by Mitomycin-C analysing their clinical and pathological characteristics.
Gelabert Mas
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Hospital del Mar. Unitat Docent Universitària Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain.
Arango
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Rosales
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Coronado
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Moreno
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D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D003556:Cystitis / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin