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Pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidney, typically due to a bacterial infection. [ 3 ] Symptoms most often include fever and flank tenderness. [ 2 ] Other symptoms may include nausea, burning with urination, and frequent urination. [ 2 ] Complications may include pus around the kidney, sepsis, or kidney failure.
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects a part of the urinary tract. [ 1 ] Lower urinary tract infections may involve the bladder (cystitis) or urethra (urethritis) while upper urinary tract infections affect the kidney (pyelonephritis). [ 10 ] Symptoms from a lower urinary tract infection include suprapubic pain, painful ...
Pelvic inflammatory disease, also known as pelvic inflammatory disorder (PID), is an infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system, namely the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, and inside of the pelvis. [ 5 ][ 2 ] Often, there may be no symptoms. [ 1 ] Signs and symptoms, when present, may include lower abdominal pain ...
Non-gonococcal urethritis. Specialty. Urology. Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) is inflammation of the urethra that is not caused by gonorrheal infection. [1] For treatment purposes, doctors usually classify infectious urethritis in two categories: gonococcal urethritis, caused by gonorrhea, and nongonococcal urethritis (NGU). [2]
Cimetidine, podophyllotoxin [ 7 ] Frequency. 122 million / 1.8% (2010) [ 8 ] Molluscum contagiosum (MC), sometimes called water warts, is a viral infection of the skin that results in small raised pink lesions with a dimple in the center. [ 1 ] They may become itchy or sore, and occur singularly or in groups. [ 1 ]
A UTI vaccine is a vaccine used for prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). [1] [2] A number of UTI vaccines have been developed and/or marketed.[1] [2] [3] These include Uromune (MV-140; sublingual spray), UroVaxom (OM-89, OM-8980; oral tablet), [4] Solco-Urovac (Strovac; vaginal suppository or intramuscular injection), [5] [6] ExPEC4V (V10, JNJ-63871860; intramuscular ...
0.5% of people [ 1 ][ 5 ] Interstitial cystitis (IC), a type of bladder pain syndrome (BPS), is chronic pain in the bladder and pelvic floor of unknown cause. [ 1 ] It is the urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome of women. [ 2 ] Symptoms include feeling the need to urinate right away, needing to urinate often, and pain with sex. [ 1 ]
Leukorrhea or (leucorrhoea British English), also known as fluor albus, is a thick, whitish, yellowish or greenish vaginal discharge. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] It has also been referred to as " the whites ". [ 4 ] There are many causes of leukorrhea, the usual one being estrogen imbalance. [citation needed] The amount of discharge may increase due to ...