title: [Emphysematous cystitis: Report of one case].
abstract: Emphysematous cystitis is found in diabetic patients and in individuals with urinary stasis and immunosuppression. We report a 58-year-old male with hypertension, type 2 Diabetes on insulin treatment and central nervous system vasculitis on immunosuppressive therapy. He was admitted with weight loss and gait instability. A PET-CT showed a circumscribed image of air in the bladder contour without involving the upper urinary tract, suggesting emphysematous cystitis. Re-interrogated, the patient referred pneumaturia, dysuria and febrile sensation one week before admission. Urine culture showed Enterobacter aerogenes. He was treated with a urinary catheter, metabolic control and parenteral antimicrobials. The patient was discharged without symptoms 21 days after admission, with the bladder catheter.
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vera A
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zwanzger M
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Troncoso C
mesh_terms: D003556:Cystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D053159:Dysuria / Q000209:etiology; D004646:Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D021902:Enterobacter aerogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D053202:Urinary Incontinence, Urge / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D015378:Imipenem