"Urethritis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation involving the URETHRA. Similar to CYSTITIS, clinical symptoms range from vague discomfort to painful urination (DYSURIA), urethral discharge, or both.
| Descriptor ID |
D014526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.767.851 C13.351.968.767.851
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urethritis" by people in Profiles.
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Katz AR, Chasnoff R, Komeya A, Lee MV. Neisseria meningitidis urethritis: a case report highlighting clinical similarities to and epidemiological differences from gonococcal urethritis. Sex Transm Dis. 2011 May; 38(5):439-41.
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Stiles JK, Shah PH, Xue L, Meade JC, Lushbaugh WB, Cleary JD, Finley RW. Molecular typing of Trichomonas vaginalis isolates by HSP70 restriction fragment length polymorphism. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2000 Apr; 62(4):441-5.