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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Cystitis is [[inflammation]] of the [[urinary bladder]]. The condition more often affects women, but can affect either gender and all age groups. | Cystitis is [[inflammation]] of the [[urinary bladder]]. The condition more often affects women, but can affect either gender and all age groups. | ||
==Treatment== | |||
===Medical Therapy=== | |||
Because of the risk of the infection spreading to the kidneys (complicated [[Urinary tract infection|UTI]]) and due to the high complication rate in the elderly population and in diabetics, prompt treatment is almost always recommended. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Steven C. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D.
Overview
Cystitis is inflammation of the urinary bladder. The condition more often affects women, but can affect either gender and all age groups.
Treatment
Medical Therapy
Because of the risk of the infection spreading to the kidneys (complicated UTI) and due to the high complication rate in the elderly population and in diabetics, prompt treatment is almost always recommended.