title: Interstitial cystitis and systemic lupus erythematosus in a 20-year-old woman.
abstract: A 20-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with dysuria, urinary frequency and suprapubic pain and was found to have a chronic interstitial cystitis, a chronic inflammation of the bladder wall, mostly affecting middle-aged women. Chronic interstitial cystitis is an uncommon manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Piauí, Avenida Elias João Tajra, 620, apto 502, Jockey, Teresina, Piauí, CEP 64049-300, Brazil. esteios@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: do Socorro Teixeira Moreira Almeida
authors.forename: Luciano Lima
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Amanda Gualberto
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: João Vicente Moreira
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Jeany
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borges e Silva
mesh_terms: D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult