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Cystitis historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Urinary tract infections have been described since ancient times with the first documented description in the Ebers Papyrus dated to 1550 BC. In 1836, Joseph Parrish published about interstitial cystitis by describing three cases of severe lower urinary tract symptoms without the presence of a bladder stone. Dr. Alexander Skene in 1887 used the term “interstitial cystitis” to describe the disease.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- Urinary tract infections was first described and documented in the Ebers Papyrus dated to 1550 BC.[1]
- In 1836, Joseph Parrish, a surgeon from Philadelphia, published the earliest document on interstitial cystitis describing three cases of severe lower urinary tract symptoms without the presence of a bladder stone.
- The term “interstitial cystitis” was used by Dr. Alexander Skene in 1887 to describe the disease.[2]
- In 2003-2004, researchers suggested that milder cases of interstitial cystitis should be known as painful bladder syndrome (PBS).[3]
References
References
- ↑ A-Achi, Antoine. An Introduction to Botanical Medicines: History, Science, Uses, and Dangers: History, Science, Uses, and Dangers. Harvard Medical School.​
- ↑ Moutzouris DA, Falagas ME (2009). “Interstitial cystitis: an unsolved enigma”. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 4 (11): 1844–57. doi:10.2215/CJN.02000309. PMID 19808225.
- ↑ NIDDK Interstitial Cystitis Summary – IC section of the NKUDIC
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