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

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Frederick Adolf Paola, Donna Sales, Iñigo Garcia-Zozaya
• Journal: The journal of spinal cord medicine (J Spinal Cord Med) Vol. 26 Issue 4 Pg. 409-11 ( 2003) ISSN: 1079-0268 [Print] England
• PMID: 14992345 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anesthetics, Local
• Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
• Phenazopyridine

Topics

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