acute urethral syndrome

acute urethral syndrome

A condition characterised by dysuria with sterile urine.

Aetiology
Trauma, allergies, and anatomic defects—e.g., diverticula and post-surgical scarring; patients may have mild E coli, Staphylococcal saprophyticus and/or Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
 
Management
Antibiotics.

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acute urethral syndrome

Urology A condition characterized by dysuria with 'sterile urine'–many Pts have mild E coli, Staphylococcal saprophyticus, Chlamydia trachomatis infection Management Antibiotics

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