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Dysuria refers to difficult urination.[1][2] Painful 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 many 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