Adenoviral non-gonococcal urethritis.
Adenoviruses infect mucous membranes, including - on rare occasions - the urethra. Adenoviruses should therefore be considered as yet another cause of chlamydia-negative non-gonococcal urethritis. The following case illustrates the dilemma posed in a patient with conjunctivitis and urethritis.
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Sexual Health Department, Countess of Chester Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Colm.Omahony@coch.nhs.uk
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014526:Urethritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology*