Urological
Severe beating to the kidney region may give rise to the development of haematoma in and/or around the kidney. In many cases, the lesion is accompanied by haematuria. Direct trauma to the urethal mucous membrane,either by beating or electric torture in the urethra, also produces haematuria. Beating at the scrotum may injure testis with subsequent atrophia.
Myoglobinuria occurs as a result of rhabdomyolysis, destruction of the muscle tissue, and may be caused by beating or electrical torture. The urine is red or brownish and could be mistaken for blood. Myoglobinuria is a potentially dangerous condition as it causes damage to the kidneys, with serious risk of acute renal failure.
Dysuria is as a frequent complaint among torture victims, probably caused by torture instruments in some cases and by cold and unhygienic conditions in the rest.
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