Encrusted cystitis in an immunocompromised patient: possible coinfection by Corynebacterium urealyticum and E. coli.
Encrusted cystitis is a severe chronic inflammatory disease of the bladder characterized by excessively alkaline urine and calcifications within the bladder wall. A case of a 60 year-old man affected by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which developed encrusted cystitis due to Corynebacterium urealyticum with E. coli co-infection, shows that the treatment of encrusted cystitis with a endoscopic debulking of the encrusted stones and an antimicrobial therapy specific for C. urealyticum often is not sufficient for the complete resolution of symptoms.
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Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rome-La Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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D003352:Corynebacterium; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D003558:Cystoscopy; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy