title: Granulomatous cystitis: a reversible lesion in children.
abstract: 27 children with granulomatous cystitis associated with schistosomiasis and urinary tract infection were studied by urine culture and the direct immunofluorescence technique to detect the presence of antibody-coated bacteria (ACB). All patients had urinary schistosomiasis (100%); urine cultures of more than 10,000 bacteria/ml were present in 18 (66%) patients, and ACB-positive tests in 23 (85%) patients. Depending upon an ACB-positive test, children received full courses of antimicrobial and antibilharzial therapy. Follow-up after 3 months showed that granulomatous lesions subsided in 20 out of 23 (87%) children.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000919:Antibody-Coated Bacteria Test, Urinary; D002648:Child; D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012556:Schistosomicides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014236:Trichlorfon / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012556:Schistosomicides; D014236:Trichlorfon