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prostatitis
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Prostatitis is an umbrella term for a variety of medical conditions that incorporate bacterial and non-bacterial origin illnesses in the pelvic region. In contrast with the plain meaning of the word (which means "inflammation of the prostate"), the diagnosis may not always include inflammation. Prostatitis is classified into acute, chronic, asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis, and chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Prostatitis
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Prostatosis
- Medical condition (new).image
- Inflammation of prostate.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Micrograph showing an inflamed prostate gland, the histologic correlate of prostatitis. A normal non-inflamed prostatic gland is seen on the left of the image. H&E stain.
- Medical condition (new).field
- Urology
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Research
306,856 papers- Prostatitis and male infertility.The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male · 2025
- Chronic inflammation in benign prostatic hyperplasia: Pathophysiology and treatment options.International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2024
- Prostatitis: Man's hidden infection.The Urologic clinics of North America · 1975
- Granulomatous prostatitis: a challenging differential diagnosis to take into consideration.Future oncology (London, England) · 2020
- [Asymptomatic prostatitis: a frequent cause of raising PSA].Recenti progressi in medicina · 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Prostate carcinoma with inflammation -- intermed mag.jpg
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- Commons category
- Prostatitis
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C26866
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000024
- ICD-9-CM
- 601.4
- ICPC 2 ID
- Y73
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Prostatitis is an umbrella term for a variety of medical conditions that incorporate bacterial and non-bacterial origin illnesses in the pelvic region. In contrast with the plain meaning of the word (which means "inflammation of the prostate"), the diagnosis may not always include inflammation. Prostatitis is classified into acute, chronic, asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis, and chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
In the United States, prostatitis is diagnosed in 8% of all male urologist visits and 1% of all primary care physician visits for male genitourinary symptoms.