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Asymptomatic Inflammatory Prostatitis

MedGen UID:
328378
•Concept ID:
C1720796
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Asymptomatic Inflammatory Prostatitides; Inflammatory Prostatitis, Asymptomatic

Definition

Inflammation of the prostate gland that is not associated with any symptoms. It is characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the prostatic fluid. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAsymptomatic Inflammatory Prostatitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and treatment of bacterial prostatitis.
Videčnik Zorman J, Matičič M, Jeverica S, Smrkolj T
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2015;24(2):25-9. doi: 10.15570/actaapa.2015.8. PMID: 26086164
Prostatitis--diagnosis and treatment.
Dickson G
Aust Fam Physician 2013 Apr;42(4):216-9. PMID: 23550248
Chronic prostatitis: management strategies.
Murphy AB, Macejko A, Taylor A, Nadler RB
Drugs 2009;69(1):71-84. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200969010-00005. PMID: 19192937

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Oxidative stress parameters in patients with prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia and asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis: A prospective controlled study.
Kaya E, Ozgok Y, Zor M, Eken A, Bedir S, Erdem O, Ebiloglu T, Ergin G
Adv Clin Exp Med 2017 Oct;26(7):1095-1099. doi: 10.17219/acem/66837. PMID: 29211357
Common Questions About Chronic Prostatitis.
Holt JD, Garrett WA, McCurry TK, Teichman JM
Am Fam Physician 2016 Feb 15;93(4):290-6. PMID: 26926816
Association between asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis NIH category IV and prostatic calcification in patients with obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Engelhardt PF, Seklehner S, Brustmann H, Riedl CR, Lusuardi L
Minerva Urol Nefrol 2016 Jun;68(3):242-9. Epub 2015 May 27 PMID: 26013949
Prostatitis: acute and chronic.
Ramakrishnan K, Salinas RC
Prim Care 2010 Sep;37(3):547-63, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2010.04.007. PMID: 20705198
Seminal microflora in asymptomatic inflammatory (NIH IV category) prostatitis.
Korrovits P, Punab M, Türk S, Mändar R
Eur Urol 2006 Dec;50(6):1338-44; discussion 1344-6. Epub 2006 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.05.013. PMID: 16762488

Diagnosis

Common Questions About Chronic Prostatitis.
Holt JD, Garrett WA, McCurry TK, Teichman JM
Am Fam Physician 2016 Feb 15;93(4):290-6. PMID: 26926816
Diagnosis and treatment of bacterial prostatitis.
Videčnik Zorman J, Matičič M, Jeverica S, Smrkolj T
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2015;24(2):25-9. doi: 10.15570/actaapa.2015.8. PMID: 26086164
Prostatitis--diagnosis and treatment.
Dickson G
Aust Fam Physician 2013 Apr;42(4):216-9. PMID: 23550248
Prostatitis: acute and chronic.
Ramakrishnan K, Salinas RC
Prim Care 2010 Sep;37(3):547-63, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2010.04.007. PMID: 20705198
Prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Habermacher GM, Chason JT, Schaeffer AJ
Annu Rev Med 2006;57:195-206. doi: 10.1146/annurev.med.57.011205.135654. PMID: 16409145

Therapy

Common Questions About Chronic Prostatitis.
Holt JD, Garrett WA, McCurry TK, Teichman JM
Am Fam Physician 2016 Feb 15;93(4):290-6. PMID: 26926816
Diagnosis and treatment of bacterial prostatitis.
Videčnik Zorman J, Matičič M, Jeverica S, Smrkolj T
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2015;24(2):25-9. doi: 10.15570/actaapa.2015.8. PMID: 26086164
Effectiveness of doxazosin on erectile dysfunction in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms.
Faydaci G, Kuyumcuoglu U, Eryildirim B, Aktas A, Tarhan F, Tuncer M
Int Urol Nephrol 2011 Sep;43(3):619-24. Epub 2010 Nov 4 doi: 10.1007/s11255-010-9847-z. PMID: 21053074
Prostatitis: acute and chronic.
Ramakrishnan K, Salinas RC
Prim Care 2010 Sep;37(3):547-63, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2010.04.007. PMID: 20705198
Chronic prostatitis: management strategies.
Murphy AB, Macejko A, Taylor A, Nadler RB
Drugs 2009;69(1):71-84. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200969010-00005. PMID: 19192937

Prognosis

Common Questions About Chronic Prostatitis.
Holt JD, Garrett WA, McCurry TK, Teichman JM
Am Fam Physician 2016 Feb 15;93(4):290-6. PMID: 26926816
Association between asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis NIH category IV and prostatic calcification in patients with obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Engelhardt PF, Seklehner S, Brustmann H, Riedl CR, Lusuardi L
Minerva Urol Nefrol 2016 Jun;68(3):242-9. Epub 2015 May 27 PMID: 26013949
Prostatitis--diagnosis and treatment.
Dickson G
Aust Fam Physician 2013 Apr;42(4):216-9. PMID: 23550248
Chronic prostatitis: management strategies.
Murphy AB, Macejko A, Taylor A, Nadler RB
Drugs 2009;69(1):71-84. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200969010-00005. PMID: 19192937
Seminal microflora in asymptomatic inflammatory (NIH IV category) prostatitis.
Korrovits P, Punab M, Türk S, Mändar R
Eur Urol 2006 Dec;50(6):1338-44; discussion 1344-6. Epub 2006 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.05.013. PMID: 16762488

Clinical prediction guides

Effects of inflammatory prostatitis on the development and progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia: A literature review.
Tsunemori H, Sugimoto M
Int J Urol 2021 Nov;28(11):1086-1092. Epub 2021 Aug 2 doi: 10.1111/iju.14644. PMID: 34342061
Association between asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis NIH category IV and prostatic calcification in patients with obstructive benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Engelhardt PF, Seklehner S, Brustmann H, Riedl CR, Lusuardi L
Minerva Urol Nefrol 2016 Jun;68(3):242-9. Epub 2015 May 27 PMID: 26013949
Immunohistochemical expression of interleukin-2 receptor and interleukin-6 in patients with prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia: association with asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis NIH category IV.
Engelhardt PF, Seklehner S, Brustmann H, Lusuardi L, Riedl CR
Scand J Urol 2015 Apr;49(2):120-6. Epub 2014 Nov 3 doi: 10.3109/21681805.2014.971427. PMID: 25363611
Seminal interleukin-6 and serum prostate-specific antigen as possible predictive biomarkers in asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis.
Korrovits P, Ausmees K, Mändar R, Punab M
Urology 2011 Aug;78(2):442-6. Epub 2011 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.02.013. PMID: 21507470
The correlation between serum prostate specific antigen levels and asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis.
Ozden C, Ozdal OL, Guzel O, Han O, Seckin S, Memis A
Int Urol Nephrol 2007;39(3):859-63. Epub 2006 Nov 17 doi: 10.1007/s11255-006-9125-2. PMID: 17111077

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