Urethritis classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Urethritis is classified into two main groups of infectious and non-infectious based on the etiology. Infectious causes further classified into gonorrheal and non-gonorrheal.

Classification

Urethritis may be classified into two main categories based on the etiologic agent:

Non-infectious causes

Gonorrheal

Urethritis

Infectious causes

Non-Gonorrheal