Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
Acute bacterial prostatitis
Acute prostatitis is relatively easy to diagnose due
to its symptoms that suggest infection. Men with this disease
often have chills, fever, pain in the lower back and genital area,
urinary frequency and urgency often at night, burning or painful
urination, body aches, and a demonstrable infection of the urinary
tract, as evidenced by white blood cells and bacteria in the urine.
Overview
Prostatitis is a term used to describe inflammatory conditions
of the prostate gland. It is thought that most cases of prostatitis
result from bacterial infection, but evidence of infection is
not always found. An infected or inflamed prostate can cause painful
urination and ejaculation, and if left untreated, serious complications.
Incidence and Prevalence
Prostatitis can affect men of any age and it is estimated that
50% of men experience the disorder during their lifetime. Prostatitis
is the most common urological disorder in men over the age of
50 and the third most common disorder in men younger than 50.
According to the National Institutes of Health, prostatitis accounts
for 25% of all office visits involving the genitourinary system
by young and middle-aged men.
Nonbacterial
prostatitis and prostatodynia,
which is also called chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), are
the most common diagnoses. Bacterial prostatitis (acute and chronic)
accounts for less than 5–10% of cases. Acute
bacterial prostatitis occurs most often in men under age 35,
and chronic bacterial
prostatitis primarily affects men between the ages of 40 and
70.
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Terms Definition: Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
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