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Phenazopyridine in the management of autonomic dysreflexia associated with urinary tract infection.

Paola, Frederick Adolf; Sales, Donna; Garcia-Zozaya, Iñigo.

J Spinal Cord Med ; 26(4): 409-11, 2003.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14992345

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OBJECTIVE: Documentation of possible usefulness of phenazopyridine in the management of autonomic dysreflexia (AD) associated with urinary tract infection. SETTING: Veterans Administration Spinal Cord Injury Center. RESULTS: A 36-year-old man with tetraplegia and AD triggered by cystitis improved both subjectively and objectively following the institution of a 2-day course of phenazopyridine. CONCLUSION: Phenazopyridine may be useful in the management of AD associated with cystitis.

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Anesthetics, Local/administration & dosage , Autonomic Dysreflexia/drug therapy , Cystitis/complications , Phenazopyridine/administration & dosage , Spinal Cord Injuries/complications , Staphylococcal Infections/complications , Administration, Oral , Adult , Anesthetics, Local/adverse effects , Cystitis/drug therapy , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Drug Administration Schedule , Humans , Male , Neurologic Examination/drug effects , Phenazopyridine/adverse effects , Quadriplegia/complications , Secondary Prevention , Spasm/drug therapy , Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy , Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination/therapeutic use , Urinary Bladder/innervation

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