Emphysematous cystitis developed in a patient with an eating disorder and schizophrenia

J Infect. 2003 Oct;47(3):260-1. doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(03)00098-7.

Abstract

A 27-year-old female patient with an emphysematous cystitis associated with an eating disorder and schizophrenia is described. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of an emphysematous cystitis developed in those kinds of psychiatric disorders.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cystitis / drug therapy
  • Cystitis / etiology*
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Schizophrenia / complications*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents