Recurrent cystitis

What it means

Repeated infections of the urinary bladder.

One definition of recurrent cystitis involves 3 or more diagnosed cystitis episodes (ICD-9 codes 595.0, 595.9, 597.81, 599.0 with episodes separated by 30 days or more) within a 12-month period or 2 episodes within 6 months.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category