What is it about?
We presented a case of a complicated UTI in a young transgender man.
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Why is it important?
If reviewing a patient with an infection of unknown focus, the key to diagnosis is a thorough history and comprehensive physical examination. The same standards of medical care should be provided to transgender individuals as everyone else. Doctors, nurses, and other medical staff have to provide care for all patients, regardless of gender identity. Education on providing health care for transgender patients is needed, with clinical training required at all staffing levels.
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Appearances are deceptive. Prejudice sometimes will betray us. The key to making a diagnosis of infection with unknown focus is a focused interview and thorough physical examination. No special medical care is needed for transgender individuals, although medical staff should be aware that some individuals might have special requirements.
Dr Yoshiro Kobe
Chiba Emergency Medical Center
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This page is a summary of: An unusual urinary tract infection in a healthy young man, Clinical Case Reports, November 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.1225.
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