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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Urethritis is inflammation of the [[urethra]], can result from infectious and noninfectious conditions. | Urethritis is inflammation of the [[urethra]], can result from infectious and noninfectious conditions.<ref name=CDCCervicitis> Diseases Characterized by Urethritis and Cervicitis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/urethritis-and-cervicitis.htm Accessed on July 28, 2016 </ref> The main symptom is [[dysuria]], which is painful or difficult urination. Although[[ N. gonorrhoeae]] and [[C. trachomatis]] are well established as clinically important infectious causes of urethritis, [[Mycoplasma genitalium]] has also been associated with urethritis (240–243). | ||
Although[[ N. gonorrhoeae]] and [[C. trachomatis]] are well established as clinically important infectious causes of urethritis, [[Mycoplasma genitalium]] has also been associated with urethritis (240–243). | |||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
===History and Symptoms=== | ===History and Symptoms=== | ||
Asymptomatic infections are common. | Asymptomatic infections are common. Symptoms, if present, include [[discharge]] (milky or pus-like) from the penis, stinging or burning during urination, [[itching]], tingling, burning, or irritation inside the penis. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra, can result from infectious and noninfectious conditions.[1] The main symptom is dysuria, which is painful or difficult urination. AlthoughN. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis are well established as clinically important infectious causes of urethritis, Mycoplasma genitalium has also been associated with urethritis (240–243).
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms
Asymptomatic infections are common. Symptoms, if present, include discharge (milky or pus-like) from the penis, stinging or burning during urination, itching, tingling, burning, or irritation inside the penis.
References
- ↑ Diseases Characterized by Urethritis and Cervicitis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/urethritis-and-cervicitis.htm Accessed on July 28, 2016