Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) can be caused by a number of disorders.
Differential diagnosis of LUTS:
(1) overactive bladder (OAB)
(2) urinary tract infection (UTI)
(3) sexually-transmitted diseases (STD)
(4) interstitial cystitis (IC)
(5) carcinoma (urinary bladder, other)
(6) excessive fluid intake
(7) urinary retention
(8) urethral strictures
(9) bladder stones
(10) constipation
(11) medications
(12) chemotherapy or radiation associated cystitis
(13) schistosomiasis
(14) malakoplakia
(15) chronic prostatitis (in males)
(16 ) benign prostatic hypertrophy (in males)
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Specialty: Nephrology, Clinical Laboratory
