Sterile painful urination with a positive STI screen should rase the suspicion of an sexually transmitted disease.
A 16 year old girl presents to the clinic with painful urination that has persisted for weeks. She reports she has painful urination multiple times. She does not have any reported abdominal pain but also has an urgency to urinate.
Family History: asthma and atopy
Physical Examination: she looks tired
Head and neck exam: normal
Abdomen: palpable mass
Genitourinary exam: clear discharge
MSK exam: flat feet
The remainder of the physical examination is normal. Urine testing shows UA is positive for white blood cells and STI screen is positive.
Sterile painful urination with a positive STI screen should rase the suspicion of an sexually transmitted disease.
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