Prostatitis differential diagnosis

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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

Prostatitis must be differentiated from various causes on the basis of dysuria, pain and the presentation. The differential diagnosis includes acute cystitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatic abscess, bladder cancer, urinary tract stones, and a foreign body within the urinary tract.

Differentiating Prostatitis from other Diseases

Prostatitis must be differentiated from:

• Acute cystitis
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia
• Prostatic abscess
• Bladder cancer
• Urinary tract stones
• Enterovesical fistula
• Foreign body within the urinary tract