[Eosinophilic cystitis in children. Study of 4 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To present our experience in the diagnosis and treatment of 4 children with eosinophilic cystitis.


METHODS
4 children (3 boys and 1 girl) with eosinophilic cystitis are described. The mean follow-up since diagnosis was 30 months, the mean age was 7 years and the main symptom was hematuria. The clinical features, etiology, course of the disease, pathological findings and diagnostic methods are reviewed. The definitive diagnosis was established by the pathological findings. None of the patients had a recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
The diagnosis of eosinophilic cystitis is exclusively based on the histological findings. There are no clinical or complementary pathognomonic signs. Like most authors, we believe that the immune system plays a decisive role in the appearance of this disease.
Romero Tenorio
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, España.
Flores Ortiz
J
J
Arroyo Maestre
J M
JM
Ramírez Chamorro
F
F
Pérez Requena
J
J
Lérida Vaca
L
L
Flores Ginés
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies