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.
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