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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maliha Shakil, M.D. [2]
Overview
Natural history
If left untreated, patients with acute bacterial prostatitis may progress to develop:[1][2]
- Prostatic abscess
- Septicemia
- Urosepsis
- Urinary retention
If left untreated, patients with chronic prostatitis may develop:[2][3]
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Sexual dysfunction
- Infertility
- Difficulty in urinating: frequency, urgency
- Recurrent urinary tract infections
Complications
Prognosis
References
- ↑ Nickel JC (2011). "Prostatitis". Can Urol Assoc J. 5 (5): 306–15. doi:10.5489/cuaj.11211. PMC 3202001. PMID 22031609.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naber KG, Weidner W (2000). "Chronic prostatitis-an infectious disease?". J Antimicrob Chemother. 46 (2): 157–61. PMID 10933636.
- ↑ Schaeffer AJ (2006). "Clinical practice. Chronic prostatitis and the chronic pelvic pain syndrome". N Engl J Med. 355 (16): 1690–8. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp060423. PMID 17050893.