Diseases

Interstitial Cystitis

A condition with recurring discomfort or pain in the URINARY BLADDER and the surrounding pelvic region without an identifiable disease. Severity of pain in interstitial cystitis varies greatly and often is accompanied by increased urination frequency and urgency.

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Abstract

A condition with recurring discomfort or pain in the URINARY BLADDER and the surrounding pelvic region without an identifiable disease. Severity of pain in interstitial cystitis varies greatly and often is accompanied by increased urination frequency and urgency.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Cystitis, Interstitial
  • Cystitides, Interstitial
  • Interstitial Cystitides
  • Bladder Pain Syndrome
  • Chronic Interstitial Cystitis
  • Cystitis, Chronic Interstitial
  • Interstitial Cystitis, Chronic
  • Painful Bladder Syndrome
  • Bladder Pain Syndromes
  • Chronic Interstitial Cystitides
  • Cystitides, Chronic Interstitial
  • Interstitial Cystitides, Chronic
  • Pain Syndrome, Bladder

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

usually chronic so do not coordinate with CHRONIC DISEASE

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96

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Previous Indexing

  • Cystitis (1966-1995)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Interstitial Cystitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018856. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018856
  2. Interstitial Cystitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstitial_cystitis
  3. Interstitial Cystitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1671412