Dysuria: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Dysuria

Urinary Tract Infection

Polyuria and dysuria are common symptoms. [symptoma.com]

History The classic symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI) in the adult are primarily dysuria with accompanying urinary urgency and frequency. [emedicine.medscape.com]

One third of patients have urinary frequency and dysuria. [merckmanuals.com]

Acute Cystitis

Identifiers of acute uncomplicated cystitis are frequency and dysuria in an immunocompetent woman of childbearing age who has no comorbidities or urologic abnormalities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Definition / general A clinical diagnosis, usually with a triad of frequency, lower abdominal pain and dysuria (pain or burning during urination) There is usually no surgical [pathologyoutlines.com]

RESULTS: Three of the original decision aid variables (dysuria, the presence of leukocytes [greater than a trace amount], and the presence of nitrites [any positive]) were [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cystitis

It is a very rare chronic inflammatory disease presenting with dysuria, pelvic pain and gross hematuria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The optimal immunosuppressive regimen is still unknown. 16-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted with dysuria, renal impairment, diarrhea, abdominal [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 10-year-old boy presenting with dysuria subsequently developed frequency. After failure of conservative management, an ultrasound of the bladder revealed a mass. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vaginitis

Sometimes, the vulva might be involved causing dyspareunia, dysuria and a burning sensation in the vulva. [symptoma.com]

Dysuria or dyspareunia may occur. In atrophic vaginitis, discharge is scant, dyspareunia is common, and vaginal tissue appears thin and dry. [merckmanuals.com]

Other symptoms are pain, irritation, dysuria, pruritus and post-coital bleeding. Patients may also present with symptoms of PID which is a complication if vaginitis. [symptoma.com]

Atrophic Vaginitis

The vaginal epithelium may become inflamed, contributing to urinary symptoms such as frequency, urgency, dysuria, incontinence, and/or recurrent infections. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Declining estrogen also affects the urinary tract, leading to thinning of the bladder and urethral linings and potentially resulting in chronic dysuria and an increased incidence [medscape.com]

Urinary symptoms, such as frequency, hematuria, urinary tract infection, dysuria, and stress incontinence, are usually late symptoms. [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Urethritis

Case 2: a 43-year-old man with intense dysuria, started 4-5 days earlier, came to our attention with his wife in August 2012. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

RESULTS: One thousand, one hundred and eighty-two men with dysuria and/or urethral discharge were tested for M. genitalium. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic bulbar urethritis (IBU) is characterized by hematuria ± dysuria without infection. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic Prostatitis

Dysuria was reported by 30 men (63%) and ejaculatory pain by 22 (48%). [doi.org]

Dysuria was reported by 30 men (63%) and ejaculatory pain by 22 (48%). Men with dysuria had painful ejaculations more often (60%) than men without (22%) (p <0.01). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most common presenting symptoms were dysuria, urinary frequency and perineal pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pyelonephritis

Dysuria occurs due to inflammation Dysuria Pyelonephritis is an infection of the upper urinary tract, specifically the renal parenchyma and renal pelvis. [medicaljoyworks.com]

Dysuria Specialty Urology, Infectious disease Dysuria refers to painful urination.[1][2] Difficult urination is also sometimes, but rarely, described as dysuria.[3] It is [en.wikipedia.org]

Dysuria : Dysuria – also known as painful urination – is a condition that can be an early sign of a urinary tract infection. [belmarrahealth.com]

Acute Prostatitis

Dysuria, increased urinary frequency, and pain in the pelvic region are main symptoms, whereas fever and systemic manifestations can be reported in more severe forms. [symptoma.com]

The present study reports the case of a 67-year-old man who was admitted to our transplant unit 3.5 months post transplantation with fever, dysuria, suprapubic pain, symptoms [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] arthralgia) Lower back pain Muscle pain (myalgia) Pain in penis, testicles, and area between the scrotum and the rectum (perineum) Painful ejaculation Painful urination (dysuria [healthcommunities.com]

Chronic Pyelonephritis

Medina-Bombardó D, Seguí-Díaz M, Roca-Fusalba C, Llobera J ; dysuria team. [emdocs.net]

Dysuria. Hematuria. Pain in the costovertibral angle on the affected side. Presence of pus cell casts in urine analysis will show renal involvement. [hubpages.com]

CLINICAL FEATURES ▪ May present with fever, flank pain ▪ Usually present with chronic renal failure or symptoms of hypertension ▪ frequency of micturition & dysuria 13. [slideshare.net]

Acute Pyelonephritis

Before the man developed his symptoms his wife had complained of urinary frequency and dysuria for a 2-week period. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2019 August;86(8):515-517 A previously healthy 44-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with 1 day of fever, flank pain, dysuria [mdedge.com]

Dysuria Specialty Urology, Infectious disease Dysuria refers to painful urination.[1][2] Difficult urination is also sometimes, but rarely, described as dysuria.[3] It is [en.wikipedia.org]

Emphysematous Cystitis

We report a case of 52-year-old male who presented with fever, dysuria and gross hematuria who was found to have emphysematous cystitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most important factors involved in this disease are diabetes mellitus, dysuria and neurogenic bladder, with predominance of female gender.We present a case of a 64 years [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patient had no dysuria and there was no evidence of diabetes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Female Urethral Stricture

In girls, the minimal width of the urethra can be approximated using the following formula: Urethral width [Charriere] = age + 10 Signs and Symptoms Dysuria, urgency and recurrent [urology-textbook.com]

Hallmark symptoms are frequency and urgency, and may also be dysuria, hesitancy, slow stream, incontinence, and recurrent urinary tract infections. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Decreased urine output Difficulty urinating Discharge from the urethra Frequent or urgent urination Inability to urinate (urinary retention) Incontinence Painful urination (dysuria [wexnermedical.osu.edu]

Bladder Calculus

Additionally, symptoms of gross hematuria, nocturia, pollakiuria, dysuria, or abrupt cessation of voiding can be present. [symptoma.com]

A 62-year-old woman presented with dysuria and ulcer of the hypogastric wall. Urine drained through the ulcer. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] stones form from a nidus inside the bladder, not in the kidney They may be single or multiple Most move freely in the bladder Clinical findings May be asymptomatic Pain, dysuria [learningradiology.com]

Chronic Cystitis

Micturition disorders, if present, usually consist in dysuria, pollakiuria with very small amounts of urine passed and possibly hematuria. [symptoma.com]

[…] interstitial cystitis, changes of phases of the course of inflammatory processes occur, thus leading to a severe pain syndrome and a decrease in bladder capacity with increasing dysuria [uf.ua]

Cystitis is usually associated with painful urination (dysuria), increased frequency, urgency, and suprapubic pain. [icd10data.com]

Chemical Cystitis

Genital Herpes Eighty percent of patients with primary symptomatic genital herpes will have dysuria; however, dysuria is usually not present if the infection recurs. 26 Most [aafp.org]

In case 2, a 22-year-old woman was hospitalized for severe symptoms of urgency, marked dysuria, and severe burning pain following inadvertent insertion of a vaginal suppository [popline.org]

Dysuria (painful or burning during urination. More frequent urination, or waking up at night to urinate. [drstandley.com]

Urethral Caruncle

A middle-aged woman presented with symptoms of frequency dysuria syndrome for the last 2 years. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

They can bleed and occasionally cause dysuria and dyspareunia. The caruncles can be removed by surgery, electric cauterization and then with suture repair. [en.wikipedia.org]

There may be dysuria and occasionally they may bleed. [patient.info]

Interstitial Cystitis

A patient with documented SLE is described who presented with dysuria, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and renal insufficiency associated with the unusual occurrence of bilateral [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 13-year-old girl presented with abdominal pain, fever, dysuria, incontinence and pyuria and was subsequently diagnosed as having systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 20-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with dysuria, urinary frequency and suprapubic pain and was found to have a chronic interstitial cystitis, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

When symptomatic, as in overt mild to moderate PID, women may complain of lower abdominal pain or pelvic pain, cramping, or dysuria. [web.archive.org]

Women may experience dyspareunia, irregular bleeding, dysuria, or gastrointestinal symptoms, which they may not link to PID, and therefore, may not seek care. [web.archive.org]

Acute Epididymitis

Most patients with epididymitis from sexually transmitted infection have accompanying dysuria or urethral discharge, or both. [clinicaladvisor.com]

Low-grade fever (especially among children) Symptoms of lower urinary tract infection (e.g., dysuria, frequency, urgency), including urethritis (urethral discharge) Chronic [amboss.com]

[…] epididymitis typically presents with symptoms of epididymal swelling, induration, and exquisite tenderness to palpation and may also be accompanied by fever, chills, or dysuria [hindawi.com]

Carcinoma of Bladder

The literature on squamous metaplasia and leukoplakia progressing to epidermoid carcinoma of the chronic dysuria, bladder infections, and long histories of squamous metaplasia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The main symptom is gross hematuria (63 to 88% of cases) with dysuria as the second most common symptom. [orpha.net]

[…] lipomatosis, Schistosoma haematobium Chronic irritation of bladder, including nonfunctioning bladder Clinical features Usually present with hematuria, rarely with mucusuria, dysuria [pathologyoutlines.com]

Gangrenous Cystitis

The most common symptoms of cystitis are dysuria, frequency and urgency of urination, and in some cases hematuria. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Plain X-ray showed gas in the vomiting, dysuria and haematuria. [dev.docslide.net]

Three days later, significantly reduced the symptoms, urgency, dysuria eased, after continued treatment twenty days all symptoms disappeared. [0023] 例三：乌女士，41岁，患者于半年前患上了腺性膀胱炎 [encrypted.google.com]

Prostatic Abscess

A previously healthy diabetic man presented with dysuria, fatigue, weight loss, a tender prostate, and leukocytosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In this case report (a 68-year-old patient) prostatic abscess presents non specific symptoms: dysuria, supra-pubic pain, urinary frequency, fever 36.0°C (96.8°F). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

metronidazole, fluconazole Resolution [ 14 ] 31 MRSA Dysuria, abdominal pain Immunosuppression, recent IDC, T2DM, liver transplant Yes No drainage. [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]

Chlamydial Urethritis

Dysuria is not typically accompanied by other related signs such as increased frequency or urgency to urinate. [symptoma.com]

Compared with chlamydial urethritis, men with HSV urethritis were significantly more likely to report severe dysuria (20% vs 0%, P < 0.01) or constitutional symptoms (15% [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

(external dysuria). [atsu.edu]

Vesicoureteral Reflux

Children with VUR are usually asymptomatic until they develop a urinary tract infection ( fever, dysuria, urgency.). [amboss.com]

Open surgical intervention is associated with the highest success rate (98-100%) but also the greatest morbidity (transient frequency, urgency, dysuria and hematuria). [clinicaladvisor.com]

Children with UTI may have fever, abdominal or flank pain, dysuria, frequency, urgency, wetting accidents, or rarely hematuria. [msdmanuals.com]

Urethral Diverticulum

Two patients reported having all three symptoms of the historic triad: dysuria, dyspareunia, and post-void dribbling. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Some patients even did not have incontinence, but only had dysuria or a painful anterior vaginal wall nodule. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The classic presentation of urethra diverticula has been described historically as the "3 Ds," meaning dysuria, dyspareunia, and dribbling. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Renal Tuberculosis

Six months later the patient had complaints of abdominal pain and dysuria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In the urinary incontinence at the same time there is urgency, dysuria. 2. [tcmwell.com]

The onset of clinically evident genitourinary tuberculosis is often insidious, with dysuria and gross hematuria being the most common symptoms [6]. [scielo.br]

Renal Abscess

[…] factors The predisposing factors include 4 : diabetes mellitus renal calculi ureteral obstruction The most common signs or symptoms are : fever flank/abdominal pain chills dysuria [radiopaedia.org]

Symptoms of UTI (dysuria, frequency) are not common manifestations of both types of abscesses. [ucsfmed.wordpress.com]

Patients with renal abscesses may present with clinical pyelonephritis symptoms such as fever, nausea, weight loss, dysuria, malodorous urine, abdominal or flank pain. [pediatriceducation.org]

Reiter Syndrome

A 39-year-old Chinese man presented with a 3-week history of dysuria, suprapubic pain, and pain at the tip of the penis postmicturition. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In women, urethritis and cervicitis may be mild (with dysuria or slight vaginal discharge) or asymptomatic. Conjunctivitis is the most common eye lesion. [merckmanuals.com]

His diarrhea and dysuria resolved, but intra‐articular steroid injections were required for relief of his shoulder symptoms. [academic.oup.com]

Urogenital Tuberculosis

The acute onset of tuberculous orchiepididymitis was seen in 35.7% of patients, hemospermia in 7.1%, and dysuria in 35.7%. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The onset of TB orchiepidydydmitis was in 35.7%, hemospermia - in 7.1%, dysuria - in 35.7%. [erj.ersjournals.com]

Urinary frequency Dysuria Loin discomfort Malaise and general symptoms of tuberculosis UlcerHowever, the infection arises insidiously, being potentially asymptomatic for a [en.wikipedia.org]