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Urethral syndrome is defined as symptoms suggestive of a lower urinary tract infection but in the absence of significant bacteriuria with a conventional pathogen. [1] It is a diagnosis of exclusion in patients with dysuria and frequency without demonstrable infection. [2] In women, vaginitis should also be ruled out. [3]
Dysuria refers to painful or uncomfortable urination. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is one of a constellation of irritative bladder symptoms (also sometimes referred to as lower urinary tract symptoms), which includes nocturia and urinary frequency .
Symptoms from a lower urinary tract infection include suprapubic pain, painful urination , frequency and urgency of urination despite having an empty bladder. [1] Symptoms of a kidney infection, on the other hand, are more systemic and include fever or flank pain usually in addition to the symptoms of a lower UTI. [10]
The symptoms of urethritis can include pain or a burning sensation upon urination (), a white/cloudy discharge and a feeling that one needs to pass urine frequently.For men, the signs and symptoms are discharge from the penis, burning or pain when urinating, itching, irritation, or tenderness.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); Bladder stone; Cancer of the bladder and prostate; Detrusor muscle weakness and/or instability; Diabetes; Use of ketamine [12]; Neurological conditions; for example multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome
A urethral stricture is a narrowing of the urethra, the tube connected to the bladder that allows urination.The narrowing reduces the flow of urine and makes it more difficult or even painful to empty the bladder.
Bacteriuria accompanied by symptoms is a urinary tract infection while that without is known as asymptomatic bacteriuria. [1] [2] Diagnosis is by urinalysis or urine culture. [3] Escherichia coli is the most common bacterium found. [1] People without symptoms should generally not be tested for the condition. [3] Differential diagnosis include ...
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is characterized by pelvic or perineal pain without evidence of urinary tract infection, [8] lasting longer than 3 months, [9] as the key symptom. Symptoms may wax and wane. Pain can range from mild to debilitating.