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 Received: 28 April, 2007 Accepted: 26 Nov, 2008

  Abstract

 Emphysematous cystitis is defined by the presence of gas in the urinary bladder wall. It complicates urinary tract infections especially in adults and diabetic women. It is also associated with neuropathic bladders, bladder outlet obstruction, in-dwelling urinary catheters, chronic urinary tract infections and immunosuppression.

 This report is a 71 year-old man that was presented with frequency, dysuria, fever and abdominal pain. We diagnosed emphysematous cystitis, during the work up. E-coli was isolated. He was empirically treated with ceftriaxon and based on the sensitivities of culture he was treated at home using ciprofloxacin.

 

 Keywords: Emphysematous cystitis, Diabetes, Urinary tract infections,

  

 Address: Urology Department of Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti Medical Sciences University, Tehran, Iran Tel: (+98)09188110714

 

  Email: alirezarezaei54@yahoo.com

 

  Source : UMJ 2009: 20(1): 084 ISSN: 1027-3727

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