The following symptoms and complaints may indicate urethritis (urethritis):
Leading symptoms
- Urethral discharge (urethral fluoride; urethral discharge), mucopurulent or purulent [Note: may not be noticed by the patient, or may be present only with urethral massage].
- Dysuria – pain during urination
- Itching/burning in the urethra (urinary tract).
- Man: Penile irritation (penile irritation).
- Woman: Fluor vaginalis (vaginal discharge).
Note: Asymptomatic infections, that is, infections without symptoms, are common.
Further notes
- In addition to urethritis, proctitis (rectal inflammation), pharyngitis (pharyngitis), less frequently conjunctivitis (conjunctivitis), are indicative of infection with gonococci or mycoplasma; in women, moreover, occurrence of cervicitis (cervicitis) and, in addition, the imminent risk of ascending infection (PID; pelvic inflammatory disease), in the case of gonococcal infection (s. u. Gonorrhea / gonorrhea).
