Open AccessIdiopathic urethritis in children: Classification and treatment with steroids
Author(s) -
Sivasankar Jayakumar,
Kirsty G. Pringle,
George Ninan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.136464
Subject(s) - medicine , epididymitis , dysuria , urethritis , scrotal pain , prednisolone , etiology , retrospective cohort study , surgery , urinary system , scrotum
Idiopathic urethritis [IU] in children is of unknown etiology and treatment options are limited. We propose a classification for IU based on cystourethroscopy findings and symptoms (Grade 1 - 4) and report our experience with use of topical and oral steroids in IU.