The following are the most important diseases or complications that can be caused by urethritis (urethritis):
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99).
- Reiter’s disease (synonyms: Reiter’s syndrome; Reiter’s disease; arthritis dysenterica; polyarthritis enterica; postenteritic arthritis; posturethritic arthritis; undifferentiated oligoarthritis; urethro-oculo-synovial syndrome; Fiessinger-Leroy syndrome; English Sexually acquired reactive arthritis (SARA)) – special form of “reactive arthritis” (see above. ); secondary disease after gastrointestinal or urogenital infections, characterized by the symptoms of Reiter’s triad; seronegative spondyloarthropathy, which is triggered especially in HLA-B27 positive persons by an intestinal or urinary tract disease with bacteria (mostly chlamydia); Can manifest as arthritis (joint inflammation), conjunctivitis (conjunctivitis), urethritis (urethritis) and partly with typical skin changes.
Genitourinary system (kidneys, urinary tract – sex organs) (N00-N99).
- Ascension/inflammation of the female genitals with adnexitis – ascending infection/inflammation of the fallopian tubes and ovary.
- Epididymitis (epididymitis) or epididymo-orchitis (combined inflammation of the testis (orchis) and epididymis) → possible impairment of fertility.
- Urethral stricture (urethral narrowing).
- Cavernitis – inflammation of the erectile tissue of the penis.
- Periurethritis – inflammation of the tissues surrounding the urethra.
- Prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate)
- Cystitis (inflammation of the urinary bladder)
