Pain when urinating (Dysuria, Strangury): Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Neoplasms – Tumor Diseases (C00-D48).

  • Neoplasms, benign or malignant, unspecified.

Genitourinary system (kidneys, urinary tract – reproductive organs) (N00-N99).

  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) – benign enlargement of the prostate gland.
  • Bladder stones
  • Endometriosis of the urinary bladder (dispersed endometrium into the urinary bladder).
  • Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
  • Colpitis (vaginitis
  • Prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate)
  • Pyelonephritis (inflammation of the renal pelvis
  • Urethritis (inflammation of the urethra)
  • Cystitis (urinary bladder inflammation) including interstitial cystitis (interstitial cystitis, IC; synonym: Hunner’s cystitis) – predominantly in women occurring bladder inflammation of unclear etiology with fibrosis of the urinary bladder muscles, urge incontinence (irritable bladder or overactive (hyperactive) bladder) and development of a shrink bladder; diagnosis confirmed by: Urethrocystoscopy (urethral and bladder endoscopy) and biopsy (tissue sampling) for histology (fine tissue examination) and molecular diagnostics.

Injuries, poisoning, and other sequelae of external causes (S00-T98).

  • Foreign body
  • Injuries, unspecified

Other differential diagnoses

  • Sitting cycling (immediate – acute; indirect – chronic).