Dysuria

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In medicine, specifically urology, dysuria refers to painful urination. Difficult urination is also sometimes, but rarely, described as dysuria.

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.

Video Dysuria

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

• Diverticulitis
• Hypotension
• Mass in the abdomen
• Reactive arthritis
• Acute intermittent porphyria
• Hereditary coproporphyria
• Variegate porphyria

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References

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External links

• Evaluation in Men - American Family Physician
• Evaluation in Women - American Family Physician
• Medic8
• IM.org

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