Successful treatment of lupus erythematosus cystitis with DMSO.
Systemic lupus erythematosus patients sometimes present with pathologically confirmed lupus interstitial cystitis. Treatment with prednisone has not been observed to be successful. Two patients are presented who were successfully treated with intravesical dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
D000328:Adult; D003556:Cystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged
D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide