N30.4
DESCRIPTION
Symptoms include dysuria, frequency, nocturia, recurrent haematuria, and recurrent urinary tract infection.
GENERAL MEASURES
Increase fluid intake.
Urine microscopy, culture and sensitivity to exclude/confirm an infection.
High dose cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide may cause severe cystitis due to excretion of acrolein into bladder.
Acute cystitis is usually self-limiting and resolves in one to two weeks after completing radiation therapy. If symptoms continue, cystoscopy with biopsy is indicated.
REFERRAL
All patients