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DYSURIA |
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urinary tract infection (commonest cause) |
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genital tract infection: |
herpes gonorrhoea Chlamydia (urethritis) |
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chemical irritation: |
deodorant aerosols douches |
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gastrointestinal disease: |
diverticulitis Crohn's disease |
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other infections: |
prostatitis urethral carbuncle vaginitis |
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other: |
Reiter's syndrome bladder tumour post-traumatic chronic fibrosis impaired bladder and/or sphincter function oestrogen deficiency (eg. postmenopausal female)meatal stenosis / stricture |
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noninfective cystitis: |
radiation interstitial cystitis cyclophosphamide (haemorrhagic cystitis) |
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