[Eosinophilic cystitis. A survey].
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence, diagnostic criteria and treatment of eosinophilic cystitis in the period 1989-94 in Denmark. A questionnaire was sent to all Danish surgical, urological and pathological-anatomical departments. Fifty-six patients were diagnosed as having eosinophilic cystitis at the surgical departments and 135 patients were diagnosed at the pathological-anatomical departments. The treatment was most often instillation of steroids in the bladder or oral antihistamine. Success of treatment was generally acceptable. The questionnaire confirmed that eosinophilic cystitis is a rare disease. We recommend the pathological-anatomical departments to use certain diagnostic criteria for eosinophilic cystitis. The treatment is symptomatic. A diagnostic number from the Danish Health Board is needed.
Hillerød Sygehus, organkirurgisk afdeling A, og patologisk-anatomisk afdeling.
A
A
Grønlund
A
A
Glenthøj
E
E
Kvist
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology