DYSURIA

urinary tract infection (commonest cause)

genital tract infection:

herpes

gonorrhoea

Chlamydia (urethritis)

chemical irritation:

deodorant aerosols

douches

gastrointestinal disease:

diverticulitis

Crohn's disease

other infections:

prostatitis

urethral carbuncle

vaginitis

other:

Reiter's syndrome

bladder tumour

post-traumatic chronic fibrosis

impaired bladder and/or sphincter function

oestrogen deficiency (eg. postmenopausal female)

meatal stenosis / stricture

noninfective cystitis:

radiation

interstitial cystitis

cyclophosphamide (haemorrhagic cystitis)

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