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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Common Causes

• Bladder stones
• Chlamydia
• Cystitis
• Drugs
• Genital herpes
• Gonorrhea
• Ingredients in personal-care products, such as soaps or perfumes
• Kidney infection
• Kidney stones
• Prostatitis
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Vaginitis
• Urethritis
• Urinary tract infection
• Yeast infection

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning	Arsenic trioxide, Arsenicals
Dermatologic	Balanitis xerotica obliterans
Drug Side Effect	Drugs, Melarsoprol, Spermicidal gel, Tiaprofenic acid
Ear Nose Throat	Behcet's Syndrome
Endocrine	Diabetes mellitus
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Rectovesical fistula
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	Acute intermittent porphyria
Iatrogenic	Contraceptive foam, Contraceptive sponge, Urethral catheterization, Vaginal douche, Vaginal lubricant, , Radiation therapy
Infectious Disease	Pyelonephritis, Vaginitis, Prostatitis (male), Sexually transmitted disease, Urethritis, Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	Reactive arthritis, Reiter's Syndrome
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Ectopic pregnancy, Menopause, Atrophic vaginitis, Endometriosis (female), Epididymitis, Prolapsed uterus, Prostatitis (male), Vulvitis, Cervical cancer, Cystocele, Vesicovaginal fistula, Candidal vaginitis
Oncologic	Bladder cancer, Cervical cancer
Opthalmologic	Behcet's Syndrome, Reactive arthritis, Reiter's Syndrome
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	Sexually transmitted disease, Behcet's Syndrome
Trauma	Urethral trauma
Urologic	Benign prostatic hyperplasia (male), Bladder diverticulum, Bladder stone, Cystitis, Cystocele, Hunner ulcer, Malakoplakia, Nephrolithiasis or Kidney stones, Urethral caruncle, Urethral stricture, Urethritis, Urinary tract infection (UTI), Urinary tract malformation, Urolithiasis, Vesical Calculus, Vesicovaginal fistula, Rectovesical fistula, Pyelonephritis, Bladder cancer, Bilharziosis
Dental	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes