title: [Clinical study of eosinophilic cystitis (2). Clinical observation on 5 cases of eosinophilic cystitis].
abstract: Clinical observations were performed on 5 cases of eosinophilic cystitis that had been diagnosed by our criteria. In all 5 cases some kind of allergic diseases was found. General urinalysis did not show any definite tendency, but eosinophils in urine were found in 4 cases. Cystoscopy revealed only chronic inflammation and submucosal hemorrhage in 4 cases, and the other case showed ulcerative changes. A positive to immediate skin reaction was seen in 2 of the 4 cases. IgE RAST was positive for mite, house dust and mugwort in 1 of these 2 cases. In this case immediate allergic reaction was suspected as part of the cause of the cystitis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000652:urine; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000150:complications; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012882:Skin Tests