Diseases of the Penis 7.1 Balanitis and Balanoposthitis Cause: Inflammation of glans penis (balanitis) and prepuce (balanoposthitis). May be bacterial (Pediatr Dermatol 1994;11:168), intertrigo, irritant dermatitis, maceration injury, or candidal…
Diseases of the Prostate 6.1 Prostatitis Cause: Bacterial and nonbacterial etiologies Epidem: Prostatitis affects up to 50% of men at some point in their lives. Affects men of all ages…
Diseases of the Testes, Scrotum, and Intrascrotal Contents 5.1 Epididymitis/Epididymo-Orchitis Cause: Males < 35 yr; condition is usually caused by STDs (Chlamydia, gc, ureaplasma). In older men, gram-neg bacteria more…
Diseases of the Urethra 4.1 Reiter’s Syndrome Bull Rheum Dis 1987;37:1; Ann Intern Med 1984;100:207; N Engl J Med 1983;309:1606 Cause: Autoimmune Epidem: Most common polyarthritis in men. Sometimes the…
Diseases of the Bladder 3.1 Bacterial Cystitis See Table 3.1. N Engl J Med 2003; 349: 259 3.2 Emphysematous Cystitis See Table 3.1. 3.3 Candidal Urinary Tract Infections See Table…
Diseases of the Kidney and Ureter 2.1 Acute Pyelonephritis Ann Intern Med 1989;111:906 Cause: Gram-neg rods in 95% of cases. Most commonly Escherichia coli (particularly uropathic strains) (N Engl J…
Diseases of the Adrenal 1.1 Cushing’s Syndrome Am J Fam Phys 2000;62:5; J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003;88:5593; N Engl J Med 1995;332:791 Cause: A condition resulting from long-term exposure to…
Cardiac Medications 18.1 Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Nejm 2000;342:210; 1999;341:577 Drugs of this type: Benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), fosinopril (Monopril), lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), moexipril (Univasc), perindopril (Aceon), quinapril (Accupril),…
Prevention and Assessment 17.1 Prevention of CAD See also ASHD. Circ 1999;100:988 Risk Assessment See Table 17.1 and Figures 17.1 and 17.2 for assessment. Smoking Compared with other preventive interventions,…
Heart Disease in Women 16.1 Coronary Artery Disease Nejm 1996;334:1311 Despite its limited prognostic value, chest pain is the most common initial manifestation of ASHD in women. The risk of…
