Haemorrhagic cystitis treated with epsilon-aminocaproic acid.
A life-threatening haemorrhagic cystitis, which occurred in a patient with metastatic prostatic carcinoma, was controlled with epsilon-aminocaproic acid (EACA) after conventional approaches to treatment failed. EACA administration was both systemic and intravesical, and control of bleeding occurred within 24 hours after initiation of treatment.
D000614:Aminocaproates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015119:Aminocaproic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003556:Cystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
D000614:Aminocaproates; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D015119:Aminocaproic Acid