ESSIC uses the name bladder pain syndrome (BPS) instead of interstitial cystitis (IC) and/or painful bladder syndrome (PBS): click here for more details.
Lower urinary tract symptoms in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Lee KL, Chen MY, Yeh JH, et al. Scand J Rheumatol 2006;35:96-101 • patients with RA were found to have similar urinary complaints when compared to controls; however, those with secondary SS had a greater severity of lower urinary tract symptoms, a finding similar to that observed in patients with primary SS
