What Causes High Fever Along With Urination Difficulty?

Posted on Sat, 14 May 2016

Sat, 14 May 2016 Answered on

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : Hi,
I'm worried about my father in law. I just spoke with him and he has had a high fever of 104.6 for 2 days, skin feels like it is crawling and trouble urinating. Trouble meaning he feels like he has to go but then only dripples out. No Hx of prostate issues. No other symptoms before.

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
urinary tract infection?

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

the most likely scenario is a urinary tract infection either a pyelonephritis or a prostatitis. Taking his urination problems into account the latter sounds more likely. Immediate medical attention is required because both are serious infections and may even cause death if left untreated or if treatment is delayed.

A urinalysis and urine culture would be important tests to do before starting antibiotics but they shouldn't delay treatment if they're not available.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar