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==Differentiation==
==Differentiation==
[[Urethral cancer|Urethral]] [[cancer]] must be differentiated from the following diseases:
[[Urethral cancer|Urethral]] [[cancer]] must be differentiated from the following diseases:
* [[Bladder cancer]]<ref name="pmid23608423">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cantiello F, Cicione A, Salonia A, Autorino R, Tucci L, Madeo I, Damiano R |title=Periurethral fibrosis secondary to prostatic inflammation causing lower urinary tract symptoms: a prospective cohort study |journal=Urology |volume=81 |issue=5 |pages=1018–23 |date=May 2013 |pmid=23608423 |doi=10.1016/j.urology.2013.01.053 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid28140610">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kim TH, Kim SY, Moon KC, Lee J, Cho JY, Kim SH |title=Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Urethra in Women: Distinctive MRI Findings for Differentiation From Nonadenocarcinoma and Non-Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Urethra |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=208 |issue=4 |pages=805–811 |date=April 2017 |pmid=28140610 |doi=10.2214/AJR.16.16929 |url=}}</ref>
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* [[Urethritis]]


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}}</ref><ref name="pmid28140610">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kim TH, Kim SY, Moon KC, Lee J, Cho JY, Kim SH |title=Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Urethra in Women: Distinctive MRI Findings for Differentiation From Nonadenocarcinoma and Non-Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Urethra |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=208 |issue=4 |pages=805–811 |date=April 2017 |pmid=28140610 |doi=10.2214/AJR.16.16929 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid23608423">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cantiello F, Cicione A, Salonia A, Autorino R, Tucci L, Madeo I, Damiano R |title=Periurethral fibrosis secondary to prostatic inflammation causing lower urinary tract symptoms: a prospective cohort study |journal=Urology |volume=81 |issue=5 |pages=1018–23 |date=May 2013 |pmid=23608423 |doi=10.1016/j.urology.2013.01.053 |url=}}</ref>
*The following table summarizes the differential diagnosis for urethritis.
*The following table summarizes the differential diagnosis for urethritis.


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*Exclusive [[dysuria]] suggest [[Chlamydia]]
*Exclusive [[dysuria]] suggest [[Chlamydia]]
*Painful genital [[ulcers]] with [[dysuria]] suggest [[HSV]]
*Painful genital [[ulcers]] with [[dysuria]] suggest [[HSV]]
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* May accompany [[back pain]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], and [[chills]]
* May accompany [[back pain]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], and [[chills]]
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*[[Tenderness|Tender]] and [[enlarged prostate]] in [[acute prostatitis]]<sup>[[Prostatitis physical examination|[1][3]]]</sup>
*Tender and soft (boggy) [[prostate]] in chronic [[prostatitis]]<sup>[[Prostatitis physical examination|[1]]]</sup>
* A [[prostate massage]] should never be done in a patient with suspected [[acute prostatitis]], since it may induce [[sepsis]].
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*[[Ultrasound]] in patients with [[Testicular pain|acute testicular pain]] to assess for [[testicular torsion]]
*[[Ultrasound]] in patients with [[Testicular pain|acute testicular pain]] to assess for [[testicular torsion]]
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* History of [[STD]]
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* May be asymptomatic
* Painless [[chancre]] in [[primary syphilis]]
* [[Secondary syphilis]] may have generalised features and condylomata lata
* [[Tertiary syphilis]] can have [[neurosyphilis]], [[cardiovascular syphilis]] and gummas
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vindhya BellamKonda, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Urethral cancer must be differentiated from bladder cancer, cervical cancer, bladder stones, ureteral stones, cystitis, neurogenic bladder, and urethritis.

Differentiation

Urethral cancer must be differentiated from the following diseases:

DDx for Urethritis:

Urethritis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause lower urinary tract irritation symptoms (e.g., dysuria, urgency and frequency in addition to urethral discharge); these include cystitis, cervicitis, vulvovaginitis, epididymitis, prostatitis, and syphilis.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

  • The following table summarizes the differential diagnosis for urethritis.
Diseases Symptoms Physical Examination Diagnostic tests Past medical history Other Findings
Hematuria Pyuria Frequency Urgency Dysuria Fever Tenderness Discharge Inguinal Lymphadenopathy Urinalysis Urine Culture Gold Standard
Bladder cancer
Cervical cancer
Bladder stones
Urethrolithiasis
Neurogenic bladder
Urethritis + + + Urethral discharge + Gram stain & mucoid or purulent discharge
Cystitis + + + + + + Suprapubic + >100,000CFU/mL Urine culture
Diseases Symptoms Physical Examination Diagnostic tests Past medical history Other Findings
Hematuria Pyuria Frequency Urgency Dysuria Fever Tenderness Discharge Inguinal Lymphadenopathy Urinalysis Urine Culture Gold Standard
Vulvovagintis + + Vaginal discharge  + Gram stain & culture of discharge
  • Number and type of sexual partners (new, casual, or regular)
  • Prior STDs
  • Previous history of symptomatic BV in female partner (in homosexual women)
Cervicitis + + + Cervical Endocervical exudate Culture for gonococcal cervicitis
Epididymitis + + + + + Testicular & suprapubic +/– urethral discharge + + Culture

References

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  2. W. E. Stamm (1981). "Etiology and management of the acute urethral syndrome". Sexually transmitted diseases. 8 (3): 235–238. PMID 7292216. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. W. E. Stamm, K. F. Wagner, R. Amsel, E. R. Alexander, M. Turck, G. W. Counts & K. K. Holmes (1980). "Causes of the acute urethral syndrome in women". The New England journal of medicine. 303 (8): 409–415. doi:10.1056/NEJM198008213030801. PMID 6993946. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. Leonie G. M. Giesen, Grainne Cousins, Borislav D. Dimitrov, Floris A. van de Laar & Tom Fahey (2010). "Predicting acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women: a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of symptoms and signs". BMC family practice. 11: 78. doi:10.1186/1471-2296-11-78. PMID 20969801.
  5. Taylor-Robinson D (1996). "The history of nongonococcal urethritis. Thomas Parran Award Lecture". Sex Transm Dis. 23 (1): 86–91. PMID 8801649.
  6. Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 9781455748013.
  7. Brill JR (2010). "Diagnosis and treatment of urethritis in men". Am Fam Physician. 81 (7): 873–8. PMID 20353145.
  8. Daniel V. Landers, Harold C. Wiesenfeld, R. Phillip Heine, Marijane A. Krohn & Sharon L. Hillier (2004). "Predictive value of the clinical diagnosis of lower genital tract infection in women". American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 190 (4): 1004–1010. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2004.02.015. PMID 15118630. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  9. Felix Millan-Rodriguez, J. Palou, Anna Bujons-Tur, Mireia Musquera-Felip, Carlota Sevilla-Cecilia, Marc Serrallach-Orejas, Carlos Baez-Angles & Humberto Villavicencio-Mavrich (2006). "Acute bacterial prostatitis: two different sub-categories according to a previous manipulation of the lower urinary tract". World journal of urology. 24 (1): 45–50. doi:10.1007/s00345-005-0040-4. PMID 16437219. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  10. Kim TH, Kim SY, Moon KC, Lee J, Cho JY, Kim SH (April 2017). "Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Urethra in Women: Distinctive MRI Findings for Differentiation From Nonadenocarcinoma and Non-Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Urethra". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 208 (4): 805–811. doi:10.2214/AJR.16.16929. PMID 28140610.
  11. Cantiello F, Cicione A, Salonia A, Autorino R, Tucci L, Madeo I, Damiano R (May 2013). "Periurethral fibrosis secondary to prostatic inflammation causing lower urinary tract symptoms: a prospective cohort study". Urology. 81 (5): 1018–23. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2013.01.053. PMID 23608423.