dysuria

Also known as UTI

Dysuria is a painful or otherwise uncomfortable sensation in the urethra associated with urination. It can be caused by various conditions, such as urinary tract infections.

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Medical condition (new).name: Dysuria
Medical condition (new).field: Urology, infectious disease

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Research

6,285 papers

Dysuria: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis in Adults.American family physician · 2025
Child with Dysuria and/or Hematuria.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2017
Woman With Dysuria.Annals of emergency medicine · 2022
Cystitis and Pyelonephritis: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention.Primary care · 2019
[DYSURIA].Il Policlinico. Sezione pratica · 1964

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ICPC 2 ID: U01
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000485
NCI Thesaurus ID: C2999

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Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
Drugs and irritants
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Dysuria is a painful or otherwise uncomfortable sensation in the urethra associated with urination. It can be caused by various conditions, such as urinary tract infections.

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.