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Causes of Urine retention



This section discusses 215 medical conditions causing Urine retention. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Urine retention:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Urine retention. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Causes of Urine retention listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Urine retention as a symptom include:

- (Source - Diseases Database)

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Urine retention:

The following list of conditions have 'Urine retention' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Accelerated hypertension ... reduced urination
  • Acquired angioedema ... urinary retention
  • Acquired angioedema, type 1 ... urinary retention
  • Acquired angioedema, type 2 ... urinary retention
  • Acute intermittent porphyria ... urinary retention
  • Acute Renal Failure ... decreased urine output/frequency of urination
  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Infant ... reduced urine output
  • Amitriptyline toxicity ... urinary retention
  • Amoxapine toxicity ... urinary retention
  • Anaesthesia complications ... Urinary retention
  • Anemic - hematuria syndrome ... reduced urination
  • Antepartum Eclampsia ... reduced urination
  • Anuria ... lack of urine
  • Aortic arches defect ... reduced urine output
  • Azotemia, famial ... reduced urination

    B

  • Benign Prostate Hyperplasia ... difficulty starting urination, urinary hesitancy, urinary blockage, urinary blockage, weak urination
  • Black widow spider envenomation ... urinary retention
  • Bladder Cancer ... reduced urine
  • Bladder conditions ... Urinary retention
  • Bladder diverticulum ... urinary hesitancy
  • Bladder papilloma ... urinary retention
  • Botulism food poisoning ... urine retention, urinary retention
  • Bright's Disease ... reduced urination
  • Brown snake poisoning ... reduced urination
  • Bywaters' syndrome ... reduced urination

    C

  • C1esterase deficiency ... urinary retention
  • Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic ... reduced urination
  • Cast syndrome ... reduced urination
  • Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... reduced urine output
  • Cathinone poisoning ... urinary retention
  • Cauda equina syndrome ... inability to urinate
  • Chemical poisoning - Acrylamide ... urinary retention
  • Chemical poisoning - Arsine ... reduced urination
  • Chemical poisoning - Boric Acid ... reduced urination
  • Chemical poisoning - Chlorate salts ... reduced urination
  • Chemical poisoning - Chloromethane ... reduced urination
  • Chemical poisoning - Ethylene Glycol ... reduced urination
  • Chemical poisoning - Gasoline ... reduced urination
  • Chemical poisoning - Glyphosate ... reduced urination
  • Chemical poisoning - Hair Bleach ... reduced urination
  • Chemical poisoning - Hair Dye ... reduced urination
  • Chemical poisoning - Mouth Wash ... reduced urination
  • Chemical poisoning - Polyethylene Glycol - Low Molecular Weight ... reduced urination
  • Chemical poisoning - Solder ... reduced urination
  • Cholera ... reduced urine, reduced urination
  • Chromosome 19p duplication syndrome ... urinary obstruction
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ... urinary retention
  • Chronic Kidney Disease ... infrequent urination
  • Clomipramine Toxicity ... urinary retention
  • Cystocele ... urine retention

    D

  • D-plus hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS) ... reduced urination
  • Degenerative Disc Disease ... urinary retention
  • Dehydration ... infrequent urination, reduced urine
  • Desipramine toxicity ... urinary retention
  • Diarrhea ... infrequent urination
  • Dobriner syndrome ... urinary retention
  • Doxepin toxicity ... urinary retention
  • Duodenal atresia ... cessation of urination
  • Duodenal atresia tetralogy of Fallot ... cessation of urination

    E

  • Eclampsia ... reduced urine, reduced urination
  • End-stage renal disease ... Reduced urine, Total lack of urine
  • Enlarged prostate ... difficulty starting urination, urinary hesitancy, urinary blockage, urinary blockage, weak urination
  • Eosinophilic cystitis ... urinary retention
  • Eugenol oil poisoning ... reduced urination

    F

  • Familial visceral myopathy ... urinary retention
  • Fowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome ... urinary retention

    G

  • Gastrointestinal bleeding ... reduced urine
  • Glomerulonephritis ... reduced urine, reduced urination
  • Golden Chain tree poisoning ... urinary retention
  • Goodpasture syndrome ... reduced urine

    H

  • Heat exhaustion ... reduced urination
  • HELLP syndrome ... reduced urination
  • Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... reduced urine, reduced urination
  • Hemolytic uremic syndrome, atypical, childhood ... reduced urination
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome ... reduced urination
  • Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Maté ... urinary retention
  • Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Senna ... reduced urination
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Ajuga Nipponensis Makino ... reduced urination
  • Herbal Agent overdose - Autumn Crocus ... reduced urination
  • Hereditary angioedema, type 1 ... urinary retention
  • Hereditary angioedema, type 2 ... urinary retention
  • Hereditary angioedema, type III ... urinary retention
  • Hydronephrosis ... reduced urine output
  • Hyperemesis Gravidarum ... reduced urination
  • Hypertension of pregnancy ... reduced urination

    I

  • Imipramine toxicity ... urinary retention
  • Intrapartum Eclampsia ... reduced urination

    J

  • Jimsonweed poisoning ... urinary retention

    K

  • Kidney stones ... Reduced urine, Total lack of urine

    L

  • Lichen sclerosis ... urethral narrowing

    M

  • Malignant hypertension ... reduced urination
  • Mayapple poisoning ... reduced urination
  • McKusick-Kaufman syndrome ... urinary obstruction
  • Megaduodenum ... urinary retention
  • Metastatic prostate cancer ... Urinary retention
  • Multiple system atrophy ... urinary retention
  • Munk disease ... reduced urine output
  • Myelitis ... urinary retention

    N

  • Naked brimcap poisoning ... reduced urination
  • Nephritis ... reduced urine
  • Nephrosis, idiopathic form, familial ... reduced urine output
  • Nephrosis, idiopathic, sporadic form ... reduced urine output
  • Nephrotic syndrome ... reduced urine output
  • Nephrotic syndrome type 2 ... reduced urine output
  • Nephrotic syndrome, early onset, type 3 ... reduced urine output
  • Nephrotic syndrome, idiopathic, steroid-resistant, autosomal recessive ... reduced urine output
  • Nephrotic syndrome, idiopathic, steroid-resistant, familial ... reduced urine output
  • Nephrotic syndrome, steroid-resistant, sporadic idiopathic ... reduced urine output
  • Nephrotic syndrome, steroid-sensitive ... reduced urine output
  • Neurogenic bladder ... urinary retention
  • Nortriptyline toxicity ... urinary retention

    O

  • OHSS ... reduced urination
  • Orotic aciduria hereditary ... urinary obstruction
  • Oroticaciduria 1 ... urinary obstruction
  • Orotidylic decarboxylase deficiency ... urinary obstruction
  • Oxalosis ... lack of urine production
  • Oxalosis, type I ... lack of urine production
  • Oxalosis, Type II ... lack of urine production

    P

  • Perirectal abscess ... urinary retention
  • Phyllodes tumor of the prostate ... urinary obstruction
  • Plant poisoning - Angel's trumpet (D. suaveolans) ... urinary retention
  • Plant poisoning - Anthraquinone ... reduced urination
  • Plant poisoning - Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium) ... urinary retention
  • Plant poisoning - potato (Solanum tuberosum) ... urinary retention
  • Polyarteritis nodosa ... reduced urine
  • Polycystic ovaries urethral sphincter dysfunction ... urinary retention
  • Post-vaccinial encephalitis ... urinary retention
  • Posterior valve, urethra ... anuria
  • Postpartum Eclampsia ... reduced urination
  • Prostate Cancer ... difficulty starting urination, urinary obstruction, Inability to urinate, interrupted urine flow, Weak urine flow, Weak urine flow
  • Prostate conditions ... urinary hesitancy, urinary blockage, urinary blockage, weak urination
  • Prostatic abscess ... urinary retention
  • Prostatic Stromal Proliferations of Uncertain Malignant Potential ... urinary obstruction, urinary retention
  • Protriptyline toxicity ... urinary retention
  • Prune belly syndrome ... urinary obstruction
  • Pudendal nerve entrapment ... urinary hesitancy
  • Pulmonary branches stenosis ... reduced urination
  • Pulmonary venous hypertension ... reduced urination

    R

  • Retroperitoneal fibrosis ... reduced urination
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma ... urinary retention
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal ... urinary retention
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 1 ... urinary retention
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal 2 ... urinary retention
  • Rénon-Delille syndrome ... reduced urination

    S

  • Schroeder syndrome 1 ... reduced urination
  • Sea snake poisoning ... reduced urination
  • Septic abortion ... reduced urine output
  • Shock ... reduced urination
  • Shock, Hemorrhagic ... reduced urination
  • Spirochetes disease ... reduced urine output
  • Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome ... reduced urine output

    T

  • Tetanus ... urine retention
  • Toxic mushrooms - Renal toxic (orelline) ... reduced urination
  • Transthyretin amyloidosis ... urinary retention
  • Transverse myelitis ... urinary retention
  • Trimipramine toxicity ... urinary retention

    U

  • Urethral cancer ... weak urine flow
  • Urethral obstruction sequence ... Anuria
  • Urethral stricture ... urinary blockage, chronic urine retention, reduced urine, urine retention
  • Urinary stones ... urinary blockage, chronic urine retention, reduced urine
  • Urinary tract infections ... reduced urine
  • Urinary tract infections (child) ... reduced urine
  • Urine retention ... reduced urine, urine retention
  • Uterine prolapse ... difficulty starting urination

    V

  • Variegate porphyria ... urinary retention
  • Vibrio infection - Vibrio alginolyticus ... reduced urination
  • Vibrio infection - Vibrio damsela ... reduced urination
  • Vibrio infection - Vibrio fluvialis ... reduced urination
  • Vibrio infection - Vibrio furnissii ... reduced urination
  • Vibrio infection - Vibrio holisae ... reduced urination
  • Vibrio infection - Vibrio metschnikovii ... reduced urination
  • Vibrio infection - Vibrio mimicus ... reduced urination
  • Vibrio infection - Vibrio parahaemolyticus ... reduced urination

    W

  • Waterhouse-Friederichsen syndrome ... reduced urination
  • Weil syndrome ... reduced urine output

    Y

  • Yellow fever ... lack of urine, reduced urine

    Conditions listing medical complications: Urine retention:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Urine retention' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Autonomic neuropathy ... urine retention

    B

  • Benign Prostate Hyperplasia ... urinary blockage, acute urinary retention, Urinary retention

    C

  • Chronic Granulomatous Disease ... urinary blockage

    D

  • Diabetic neuropathy ... urine retention

    E

  • Enlarged prostate ... urinary blockage, Urinary retention

    L

  • Lassa fever ... Anuria

    N

  • Neurogenic bladder ... urinary retention

    O

  • Oxalosis ... reduced urination
  • Oxalosis, type I ... reduced urination
  • Oxalosis, Type II ... reduced urination

    U

  • Urethral stricture ... chronic urine retention
  • Urinary stones ... urinary blockage, chronic urine retention, urine retention

    More Information About Urine retention

    List of 215 causes of Urine retention

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Urine retention in our database from various sources.

    Drug side effect causes of Urine retention

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Urine retention as a side effect.

    [See detailed list of 53 drug side effect causes of Urine retention]

    Drug interaction causes of Urine retention:

    Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Urine retention.

    • Amitriptyline (Elavil) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
    • Amoxapine (Asendin) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
    • Clomipramine (Anafranil) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
    • Desipramine (Norpramin) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
    • Doxepin (Sinequan) and Duloxetine (Cymbalta) interaction
    [See detailed list of 2366 drug interaction causes of Urine retention]

    Medical Textbooks about Urine retention

    Free online access to excerptswithout registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Urine retention. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Urine retention (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
    • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
    • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
    • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
    • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
    • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
    • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
    • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
    • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
    • "Handbook of Diseases" (2003)
    • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
    • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
    • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)

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