Non-gonorrhoeic urethritisN34.1

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 02.04.2021

Synonym(s)

nongonococcal urethritis; Non-gonorrheic urethritis; Parablenorrhagia; Pseudogonorrhoea; Uréthrite nongonococcique; urethrites nongonococcique; Urethritis abacterial; Urethritis microbial; Urethritis non-gonorrheic; urethritis nongonorrhoica; urethritis nonspecifica; urethritis simplex

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Inflammation of the urethra not caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NGU) (also incorrectly called abacterial urethritis), which can be subdivided as follows (subdivision according to Meyer-Rohn):

Microbial urethritis: Bacterial urethritis, Mycoplasma urethritis, Urogenital infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, Urethritis candidamycetica, Trichomonad urethritis, Urethritis herpetica.
Urethritis, traumatic
Urethritis, allergic
Urethritis due to local diseases of the urethra
Urethritis as a concomitant of general diseases
Psychogenic urethritis.

Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.

Gonorrhea

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

S.u. Urethritis, bacterial, s.u. Urethritis, allergic.

S. Guide of the German STI Society p. 15

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

Bjornberg A et al (1976) Minocycline in gonorrhoeic and non-gonorrhoeic urethritis. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp 19:216-219.

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Last updated on: 02.04.2021

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer