Pollakiuria: extraordinary daytime urinary frequency a common problem in pediatric practice.

Forty-eight children (28 males and 20 females) with acute onset of isolated daytime urinary frequency were retrospectively reviewed. Their age at the onset of symptom ranged from 4 to 7.8 years (median 6.3 years). Clinical evaluations by noninvasive means are completely normal in all patients. Treatment with anticholinergics or antibiotics did not relieve the symptom. In all patients, urinary frequency was resolved spontaneously after an average of 1.8 months from time of onset. There was no particular relationship between the season and the occurrence of the symptoms. Although the actual cause of pollakiuria is still not known, some kinds of psychophysiologic reaction has been implicated. In only 19 out of 48 patients, the possible trigger factor could be obtained. It should be emphasized that this clinical entity is a benign, self-limited situation that requires no invasive investigation or management other than reassurance.