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    Hinyokika Kiyo. 2005 Oct;51(10):685-7.

    A case of lupus cystitis diagnosed from urinary symptoms as the sole initial complaint.

    Akamatsu S, Tsukazaki H, Inoue K, Nishio Y.

    The Department of Urology, Shizuoka General Hospital.

    Cystitis related with systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) is termed as lupus cystitis. It is a subtype of SLE in which gastrointestinal and bladder symptoms are prominent and it usually manifests with other symptoms of SLE. We present a case in a 37-year-old woman whose sole complaint was the severe urinary symptoms. A biopsy of the bladder showed inflammation in the submucosa and the finding of vasculitis. An autoimmune disease was suspected from the blood serum sample. A further laboratory study was performed and she was diagnosed with SLE and lupus cystitis. Prompt therapy with corticosteroids resulted in the improvement of the severe bladder symptoms.

    PMID: 16285624 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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