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Pseudo-tumoral eosinophilic cystitis in a 3 year-old girl

Luis Antonio Guerra¹, John Pike¹, Guido Filler², Kristin Udjus³, Joseph de Nanassy⁴, Michael Leonard¹

1 Division of Urology, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2 Division of Nephrology, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3 Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
4 Department of Pathology, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. Luis Antonio Guerra,Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Department of Urology, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L1 Canada

Canadian Journal of Urology 2005, 12(5), 2846-2848.

Abstract

Eosinophilic cystitis (EC) is an uncommon form of bladder inflammation. It is a rare disorder in children and fewer than 25 cases have been described in the literature. We report a case of eosinophilic cystitis mimicking a bladder tumor in a 3 year-old girl with symptoms of urinary frequency. The diagnosis was confirmed with pathology and she underwent clinical treatment with corticosteroids.

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