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Infection and Inflammatory Disorders

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Cystitis is the broad term encompassing the inflammatory response of the urinary bladder to various harmful stimuli. A variety of “injuries” can cause cystitis. The most common injury is infection from various microorganisms. Noninfectious injuries—such as physical trauma (e.g., instrumentation, catheterization, and bladder stones), radiation, and chemotherapeutic agents—can also evoke a cystitis-type response. In some cases, such as interstitial cystitis, malakoplakia, and eosinophilic cystitis, the exact etiology is unclear despite distinctive manifestations and histologic features. This chapter will review the clinical manifestations and histologic features of various types of cystitis including: infectious, malakoplakia, tuberculous, schistosomal, interstitial cystitis, eosinophilic, follicular, hemorrhagic, radiation, and chemotherapy.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 085, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Charles C. Guo

  2. Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Q-10, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Courteney K. Moore

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  1. Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, 44195, Ohio, USA

    Donna E. Hansel

  2. Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, 94305, California, USA

    Jesse K. McKenney

  3. Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, Section of Urologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, 44195, Ohio, USA

    Andrew J. Stephenson

  4. Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 37232-2765, Tennessee, USA

    Sam S. Chang

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Guo, C.C., Moore, C.K. (2012). Infection and Inflammatory Disorders. In: Hansel, D., McKenney, J., Stephenson, A., Chang, S. (eds) The Urinary Tract. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5320-8_4

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