Chlamydial urethritis - male
Definition
Chlamydial urethritis is a sexually transmitted disease involving infection of the urethra (the tube that drains urine from the bladder).
Chlamydia
Chlamydial urethritis
Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
Chlamydia is caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis.
Chlamydia
Chlamydial urethritis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Chlamydia is caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis.
Untreated gonococcal or chlamydial urethritis in women is thought to cause ascending genitourinary infections, which may result in pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), cervicitis, infection of the uterus (salpingitis), infertility, ectopic pregnancy, ...
Acute, asymmetric joint pain predominantly involving the lower extremities 1-3 wk after GI or GU infection (chlamydial urethritis)
Clinical evaluation
Sometimes X-ray, STD testing, stool cultures ...
Consequently, sexually active individuals should be routinely evaluated for chlamydial urethritis. Note that another strain (type) of Chlamydia trachomatis, which can be distinguished in specialized laboratories, causes LGV.
 See also: Chlamydia, Infections, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Symptom, Gonorrhea
  
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