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Dysuria refers to painful urination.[1][2] Difficult urination is also sometimes, but rarely, described as dysuria.[3]
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| Specialty | Urology, infectious disease |
It is one of a constellation of irritative bladder symptoms (also sometimes referred to as lower urinary tract symptoms), which includes nocturia and urinary frequency.
Differential diagnosis
This is typically described to be a burning or stinging sensation. It is most often a result of a urinary tract infection. It may also be due to an STD, bladder stones, bladder tumors, and virtually any condition of the prostate. It can also occur as a side effect of anticholinergic medication used for Parkinson's disease.
Dysuria causes can be split into four categories. These include a large number of conditions which may or may not be included in this list.
Drugs and irritants
- Chemical irritants, e.g., soaps, tampons, toilet papers
- Drugs, e.g., anticholinergics, NSAIDs
- Capsaicin consumption, e.g., habanero peppers
Genital
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (male)
- Endometriosis (female)
- Prostatic cancer (male)
- Prostatitis (male)
- Vaginitis (female)
Urinary tract
- Chlamydia
- Cystitis
- Hemorrhagic cystitis
- Kidney stones
- Malignancy, i.e., bladder cancer, prostatic cancer, or urethral cancer
- Prostatic enlargement, i.e., benign prostatic hyperplasia (male), prostatic cancer
- Prostatitis (male)
- Pyelonephritis
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Trichomoniasis
- Urethral stricture
- Urethritis
- Urinary schistosomiasis
- Urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by bacterial infection
Other
References
- ^ Dysuria at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ^ Mark B. Mengel; L. Peter Schwiebert (2005). Family medicine: ambulatory care & prevention. McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 121–. ISBN 978-0-07-142322-9. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Dysuria" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary