title: A case of eosinophilic cystitis in a 5-year-old boy.
abstract: Eosinophilic cystitis (EC) is rather an uncommon disease in childhood. A case of EC in a 5-year-old boy, in which open biopsy was needed for final diagnosis, is reported. After diagnosis, he was treated with pemirolast potassium followed-up with eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in serum and urine. Eosinophil cationic protein is an appropriate marker of EC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kanagawa Children s Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terashima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gotoh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ijiri
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003556:Cystitis / Q000473:pathology*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male