MR imaging findings of eosinophilic cystitis in an 8-year-old girl

Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Aug;37(8):836-9. doi: 10.1007/s00247-007-0511-4. Epub 2007 Jun 1.

Abstract

Eosinophilic cystitis is a rare inflammatory condition of the urinary bladder of unknown aetiology and characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the bladder wall. We report the unique MR findings of eosinophilic cystitis in an 8-year-old girl who presented with peripheral eosinophilia. MR imaging revealed smooth and nearly circumferential thickening of the bladder wall showing distinct low signal intensity on T2-weighted images, which may histologically represent high cellularity due to massive eosinophilic infiltration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Cystitis / diagnosis*
  • Cystitis / drug therapy
  • Cystitis / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eosinophilia / diagnosis*
  • Eosinophilia / drug therapy
  • Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Prednisolone