Urethritis

Urethritis is an inflammatory condition affecting the urethra, the fibromuscular canal that conducts urine from the bladder out of the body It occurs in both males and females, most frequently affecting sexually active adolescents and young adults Pathophysiologically, the inflammation is most commonly driven by sexually transmitted pathogens—predominantly categorized into gonococcal urethritis caused by *Neisseria gonorrhoeae* and nongonococcal urethritis caused by organisms such as *Chlamydia ...

Urethritis is an inflammatory condition affecting the urethra, the fibromuscular canal that conducts urine from the bladder out of the body

It occurs in both males and females, most frequently affecting sexually active adolescents and young adults

Pathophysiologically, the inflammation is most commonly driven by sexually transmitted pathogens—predominantly categorized into gonococcal urethritis caused by *Neisseria gonorrhoeae* and nongonococcal urethritis caused by organisms such as *Chlamydia trachomatis* or *Mycoplasma genitalium*—though noninfectious causes such as mechanical trauma or chemical irritation can also provoke it Clinically, it is defined by symptoms including dysuria, urethral pruritus, and purulent, mucopurulent, or muco...

Pathophysiologically, the inflammation is most commonly driven by sexually transmitted pathogens—predominantly categorized into gonococcal urethritis caused by *Neisseria gonorrhoeae* and nongonococcal urethritis caused by organisms such as *Chlamydia trachomatis* or *Mycoplasma genitalium*—though noninfectious causes such as mechanical trauma or chemical irritation can also provoke it Clinically, it is defined by symptoms including dysuria, urethral pruritus, and purulent, mucopurulent, or muco...

Clinically, it is defined by symptoms including dysuria, urethral pruritus, and purulent, mucopurulent, or mucoid urethral discharge, although infections can also present asymptomatically