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Urethritis
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Basics
Description
Description
- Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra from any cause (usually infection)
- Most cases are in sexually active, young men
- Associated with urethral discharge and dysuria
- Urethritis may develop after exposure to a partner with an STI, bacterial vaginosis, or UTI
- Urethritis may also develop after orogenital contact
Etiology
Etiology
- STI; the most common causes are:
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae (35%)
- Chlamydia trachomatis (25–50%)
- Mycoplasma genitalium and Ureaplasma urealyticum (30%)
- Rarer causes:
- Trichomonas vaginalis
- Candidal species
- Herpes simplex virus
- Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Adenovirus
- Genital warts
- Enteric bacteria (in the setting of insertive anal sex)
- Alcohol
- Systemic illnesses
- Urethral foreign bodies
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Basics
Description
Description
- Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra from any cause (usually infection)
- Most cases are in sexually active, young men
- Associated with urethral discharge and dysuria
- Urethritis may develop after exposure to a partner with an STI, bacterial vaginosis, or UTI
- Urethritis may also develop after orogenital contact
Etiology
Etiology
- STI; the most common causes are:
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae (35%)
- Chlamydia trachomatis (25–50%)
- Mycoplasma genitalium and Ureaplasma urealyticum (30%)
- Rarer causes:
- Trichomonas vaginalis
- Candidal species
- Herpes simplex virus
- Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Adenovirus
- Genital warts
- Enteric bacteria (in the setting of insertive anal sex)
- Alcohol
- Systemic illnesses
- Urethral foreign bodies
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Urethritis." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307458/all/Urethritis.
Urethritis. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307458/all/Urethritis. Accessed March 31, 2023.
Urethritis. (2016). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307458/all/Urethritis
Urethritis [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2023 March 31]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307458/all/Urethritis.
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