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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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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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