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

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.