Table 1

Characteristics of 10 patients with ketamine-associated cystitis reported in the literature.


Our patient
Patient 1
Patient 2
Patient 3
Patients 4–9

Age
20 years
28 years
25 years
17 years
Unknown
Sex
Man
Man
Woman
Man
Unknown
Ketamine use
Weekly
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Duration of symptoms
7 months
6 months
2 years
Several months
Unknown
Urine cultures
Sterile
Sterile
Sterile
Sterile
Sterile
Bladder wall
Thickened
Thickened
Thickened
Thickened
Thickened
Cystoscopy
Mild inflammation
Erythematous patches
Mild squamous metaplasia, ulcerated patches
Erythematous patches
Erythematous patches
Biopsy
Negative
Epithelial denudation, inflammation, eosinophilic infiltrate
Unknown
Unknown
In three patients, similar to patient 1
Antibiotic therapy
Unsuccessful
Unsuccessful
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Benefited from cessation of ketamine
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Colebunders and Van Erps Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:219   doi:10.1186/1752-1947-2-219