Genitourinary infection

Background

Genitourinary infection

(1) Human urinary system: (2) kidney; (3) renal pelvis; (4) ureter; (5) urinary bladder (6) urethra.
Additional structures: (7) adrenal gland; (8) renal artery and vein; (9) inferior vena cava; (10) abdominal aorta; (11) common iliac artery and vein; (12) liver; (13) large intestine; (14) pelvis.

"UTI" frequently refers specifically to acute cystitis, but may also be used as a general term for all urinary infections; use location-specific diagnosis.

• Renal/perirenal
  • Pyelonephritis
    • Emphysematous pyelonephritis
  • Renal abscess
  • Perinephric abscess
• Ureteral
  • Infected urolithiasis
• Bladder
  • Acute cystitis ("UTI")
  • Chronic cystitis
• Urethra/periurethra
  • Urethritis
  • Prostatitis

See Also

• UTI (Peds)