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Eosinophilic cystitis is an inflammatory disease of the bladder wall. It is rare, so there are no standard treatment guidelines. We conducted a retrospective study of 10 patients with eosinophilic cystitis diagnosed and treated in our Department between 2006 and 2017. The average age of patients was 46 years; there was a male predominance. Three patients were atopic. The most common symptoms were irritative urinary symptoms in 9 cases, macroscopic haematuria in 8 cases and pelvic pain in 6 cases. Four patients had high levels of eosinophils in their blood. Cystoscopy showed petechiae in 5 cases, pseudotumor in 4 cases. It was normal in one case. Patients with pseudotumor underwent endoscopic resection. Four patients were treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, with improvement in symptoms. Six patients were monitored. After a mean followup interval of 50 months, no recidivism was reported. Eosinophilic cystitis is rare with non-specific clinical manifestations. Patients with little symptomatic eosinophilic cystitis undergo non-invasive medical treatments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Musculoskeletal involvement is not uncommon in extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, but the localization in the soft tissue of the hand is a very rare. Diagnosis is much more difficult because of the atypical location and non-specific symptoms. We report 6 cases of pseudotumoral form of soft tissue tuberculosis of the hand treated in our department during the past 12 years. The mean age of the patients was 51 years with extremes of 44 and 63 years. A marked female predominance was observed (sex ratio = 0.2). All patients presented with swelling of the finger, two of which were painful swelling. All long fingers were involved; the thumb was involved in two cases. The histological study after excisional biopsy revealed caseating giant cell granulomas with epitheloid cells confirming the diagnosis. Antibacillary chemotherapy promoted healing and good outcome in our patients.