Emphysematous cystitis in the absence of known risk factors: an unusual clinical entity.
Emphysematous cystitis is a rare disorder that is usually associated with immunosuppression, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, and other risk factors such as previous urinary tract infection and/or recent instrumentation of the urinary tract. The case of an 89-year-old woman with emphysematous cystitis who had no evidence of immunodeficiency or other risk factors except for advanced age is reported. A review of the literature on emphysematous cystitis in immunocompetent, nondiabetic individuals is presented.
Kelesidis
Theodoros
T
Department of Medicine, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02135, USA. tkelesid@gmail.com
Osman
Sara
S
Tsiodras
Sotirios
S
D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications