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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

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
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
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
The effectiveness of sildenafil citrate in patients with erectile dysfunction and lower urinary system symptoms and the significance of asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis.
Eryildirim B, Aktas A, Kuyumcuoglu U, Faydaci G, Tarhan F, Ozgül A
Int J Impot Res 2010 Nov-Dec;22(6):349-54. Epub 2010 Oct 28 doi: 10.1038/ijir.2010.26. PMID: 20981108
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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