Diseases of the Penis in Children
Diseases of the Penis in Children 11.1 Phimosis Cause: At birth, a physiologic phimosis is present in the majority of infants due to preputial adhesions Epidem: By age 3 yr,…
Diseases of the Urethra in Children
Diseases of the Urethra in Children 10.1 Posterior Urethral Valves Cause: Congenital anomaly that leads to urinary outflow obstruction. Three types of valves have been described. Type I: a pair…
Diseases of the Bladder in Children
Diseases of the Bladder in Children 9.1 Bladder Exstrophy Cause: Embryologic maldevelopment Epidem: There are 3.3 cases in 100,000 live births ( Tetralogy 1987; 36:221). Male:female ratio: 2.3:1 to 6:1…
Diseases of the Kidney and Ureter in Children
Diseases of the Kidney and Ureter in Children 8.1 Renal Agenesis Cause: Embryologic anomaly that appears related to developmental anomaly of ureteric bud (Development 1996;122:1919). Generally thought to result from…
Diseases of the Penis
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
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
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
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
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
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…
