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

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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.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Ken Tamai & Kaori Togashi

  2. Department of Radiology, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan

    Takashi Koyama

  3. Department of Paediatrics, Wakayama Red Cross Hospital, Wakayama, Japan

    Satoshi Saida

  4. Department of Paediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Ryuta Nishikomori

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Tamai, K., Koyama, T., Saida, S. et al. MR imaging findings of eosinophilic cystitis in an 8-year-old girl. Pediatr Radiol 37, 836–839 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-007-0511-4

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