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Non-Hunner-type IC is characterized by severe fibrosis and increased mast cell infiltration, whereas Hunner-type IC is characterized by severe inflammation and urothelial denudation in the entire bladder. Fibrosis in the bladder of IC/BPS patients was correlated with increased urinary frequency and decreased bladder capacity.
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