title: Chronic interstitial cystitis and systemic lupus erythematosus in an 8-year-old girl.
abstract: An 8-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis had chronic interstitial cystitis (CIC) early in the course of SLE. The early occurrence of CIC, the lack of intestinal symptoms, the association with vesicoureteric reflux, and the improvement of CIC during therapy with cyclosporin A were the prominent features of the patient reported here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Second University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: La Manna
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Polito
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Papale
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rocco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marte
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine