Objectives. Records were reviewed to examine the common features of boys with noninfectious anterior urethritis, and to describe the underlying pathology.
Methods. Five cases of anterior urethritis with features typical of this syndrome are reviewed.
Results. These cases demonstrate the typical appearance and in 1 case the pathologic diagnosis of squamous metaplasia of the bulbar urethra.
Conclusions. Prepubertal urethrorrhagia is associated with squamous metaplasia of the urethra. The tendency to stricture formation may precede instrumentation of the urinary tract.
