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Urethritis

MedGen UID:
52934
•Concept ID:
C0041976
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Urethritides
SNOMED CT: Inflammation of urethra (31822004); Urethritis (31822004)
 
HPO: HP:0500006
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005297

Definition

Inflammation of the urethra. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

2021 European guideline on the management of Mycoplasma genitalium infections.
Jensen JS, Cusini M, Gomberg M, Moi H, Wilson J, Unemo M
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022 May;36(5):641-650. Epub 2022 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/jdv.17972. PMID: 35182080
Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015.
Workowski KA, Bolan GA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MMWR Recomm Rep 2015 Jun 5;64(RR-03):1-137. PMID: 26042815Free PMC Article
Urinary retention in adults: diagnosis and initial management.
Selius BA, Subedi R
Am Fam Physician 2008 Mar 1;77(5):643-50. PMID: 18350762

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mycoplasma genitalium infection.
Pinto-Sander N, Soni S
BMJ 2019 Oct 18;367:l5820. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5820. PMID: 31628115
Sexually transmissable infections.
Casey G
Nurs N Z 2017 May;23(4):20-24. PMID: 30549796
Epididymitis.
Taylor SN
Clin Infect Dis 2015 Dec 15;61 Suppl 8:S770-3. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ812. PMID: 26602616
Mycoplasma genitalium: a review.
Daley GM, Russell DB, Tabrizi SN, McBride J
Int J STD AIDS 2014 Jun;25(7):475-87. Epub 2014 Feb 11 doi: 10.1177/0956462413515196. PMID: 24517928
Cystitis and urethritis.
Parrott TS
Pediatr Rev 1989 Jan;10(7):217-22. doi: 10.1542/pir.10-7-217. PMID: 2643805

Diagnosis

Urethritis.
Am Fam Physician 2021 May 1;103(9):Online. PMID: 33929176
Escherichia coli urethritis.
Veraldi S, Benardon S, Ramoni S, Nazzaro G
Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2021 Apr;156(2):255-256. Epub 2020 Apr 29 doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.20.06604-3. PMID: 32348083
Adenovirus-associated paraphimosis.
Pollack A, Varma R
Int J STD AIDS 2019 Jul;30(8):825-827. Epub 2019 May 9 doi: 10.1177/0956462419842448. PMID: 31072279
Non-gonococcal urethritis.
Perkins MJ, Decker CF
Dis Mon 2016 Aug;62(8):274-9. Epub 2016 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2016.03.011. PMID: 27107783
Nongonococcal urethritis.
Kogan BA
Urology 1981 Mar;17(3):219-22. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(81)90032-7. PMID: 6782735

Therapy

Urethritis.
Am Fam Physician 2021 May 1;103(9):Online. PMID: 33929176
Grepafloxacin.
Wagstaff AJ, Balfour JA
Drugs 1997 May;53(5):817-24; discussion 825-7. doi: 10.2165/00003495-199753050-00007. PMID: 9129868
Azithromycin in gonorrhoea.
Waugh MA
Int J STD AIDS 1996;7 Suppl 1:2-4. doi: 10.1258/0956462961917212. PMID: 8652723
Gonococcal tysonitis.
Abdul Gaffoor PM
Postgrad Med J 1986 Sep;62(731):869-70. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.62.731.869. PMID: 3809080Free PMC Article
Nongonococcal urethritis.
Kogan BA
Urology 1981 Mar;17(3):219-22. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(81)90032-7. PMID: 6782735

Prognosis

2021 European guideline on the management of Mycoplasma genitalium infections.
Jensen JS, Cusini M, Gomberg M, Moi H, Wilson J, Unemo M
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022 May;36(5):641-650. Epub 2022 Feb 19 doi: 10.1111/jdv.17972. PMID: 35182080
Reactive arthritis.
Kwiatkowska B, Filipowicz-Sosnowska A
Pol Arch Med Wewn 2009 Jan-Feb;119(1-2):60-5. PMID: 19341180
Gonococcal urethritis.
Harrison WO
Urol Clin North Am 1984 Feb;11(1):45-53. PMID: 6231755
Gynecological chlamydial infections.
Weström L
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S40-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01640713. PMID: 7044982
Reiter's disease.
Hoffman WW, Cheatum DE
Urol Surv 1978 Dec;28(6):197-205. PMID: 371095

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical performance of four multiplex real-time PCR kits detecting urogenital and sexually transmitted pathogens.
Pereyre S, Caméléna F, Hénin N, Berçot B, Bébéar C
Clin Microbiol Infect 2022 May;28(5):733.e7-733.e13. Epub 2021 Oct 2 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.09.028. PMID: 34610459
Reactive arthritis: images.
Aitken-Saavedra J, Maturana-Ramirez A, Fernández Moraga J, Doro Dias V, Galdino-Santos L, Pineda Flores D
Dermatol Online J 2021 Jul 15;27(7) doi: 10.5070/D327754373. PMID: 34391335
Observations on Chlamydia trachomatis and other microbes in reactive arthritis.
Taylor-Robinson D, Keat A
Int J STD AIDS 2015 Mar;26(3):139-44. Epub 2014 May 14 doi: 10.1177/0956462414533319. PMID: 24828551
Current perspectives in reactive arthritis.
Kingsley G, Sieper J
Immunol Today 1993 Aug;14(8):387-91. doi: 10.1016/0167-5699(93)90139-C. PMID: 8397777
Chlamydia trachomatis: serological diagnosis.
Treharne JD
Infection 1982;10 Suppl 1:S25-31. doi: 10.1007/BF01640711. PMID: 7044980

Recent systematic reviews

Treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection in pregnancy: A systematic review of international guidelines.
Drew RJ, Eogan M
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024 Jul;166(1):27-34. Epub 2024 Mar 15 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15469. PMID: 38491782
Association of mycoplasma with prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tantengco OAG, Aquino IMC, de Castro Silva M, Rojo RD, Abad CLR
Cancer Epidemiol 2021 Dec;75:102021. Epub 2021 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2021.102021. PMID: 34517226
Human parasitic protozoan infection to infertility: a systematic review.
Shiadeh MN, Niyyati M, Fallahi S, Rostami A
Parasitol Res 2016 Feb;115(2):469-77. Epub 2015 Nov 16 doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4827-y. PMID: 26573517
The Efficacy of Azithromycin for the Treatment of Genital Mycoplasma genitalium: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Lau A, Bradshaw CS, Lewis D, Fairley CK, Chen MY, Kong FY, Hocking JS
Clin Infect Dis 2015 Nov 1;61(9):1389-99. Epub 2015 Aug 3 doi: 10.1093/cid/civ644. PMID: 26240201
Is asymptomatic non-chlamydial non-gonococcal urethritis associated with significant clinical consequences in men and their sexual partners: a systematic review.
Saunders JM, Hart G, Estcourt CS
Int J STD AIDS 2011 Jun;22(6):338-41. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.010338. PMID: 21680671

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