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ArticleIJU case reports2022

A case of refractory urethritis with repeated doctor shopping.

Koki Maeda, Katsumi Shigemura, Yong-Ming Yang, Yuzo Nakano, Soichi Arakawa, Masato Fujisawa

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Article in IJU case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Koki MaedaDepartment of Urology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5027-3822
Katsumi ShigemuraDepartment of Urology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.
Yong-Ming YangDepartment of Urology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.
Yuzo NakanoDepartment of Urology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.
Soichi ArakawaDepartment of Urology Sanda City Hospital Sanda Japan.
Masato FujisawaDepartment of Urology Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Kobe Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIn the field of sexually transmitted diseases, resistance and diversification of causative organisms are becoming a problem. We report a case in which the course of the disease was complicated by doctor shopping. CASE PRESENTATION: A man in his 40s visited his local doctor for painful urination and cloudy urine. Due to the lack of improvement in symptoms after antibiotic treatment, he self-selected to visit six hospitals in just five months. He visited our clinic only a few times and then stopped coming.

conclusionDoctor shopping, as well as self-diagnosis and self-treatment, will continue to increase. Patient education is important, but medical professionals also need to be aware of the possibility of doctor shopping when treating patients.

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antibiotic resistancedoctor shoppingsexually transmitted disease

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PMID35252799
PMCPMC8888020

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