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Prostatitis abacteriana

Definición:

Es una inflamación de la glándula prostática cuya causa se desconoce.

Nombres alternativos:

Prostatitis no bacteriana; Prostatodinia; Síndrome de dolor pélvico

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Hay muchas teorías acerca de la causa de la prostatitis abacteriana; se sospecha de: hongos, virus, tricomonas y bacterias anaerobias estrictas. Igualmente, otra causa puede ser la irritación ocasionada por el reflujo de la orina que fluye dentro de la próstata.

Hasta un 65% de los pacientes con prostatitis crónica presentan la forma abacteriana y es un trastorno que se detecta en 5 de cada 10.000 consultas de pacientes ambulatorios masculinos.

Anatomía reproductiva masculina

Fecha de revisión: 6/13/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: Neil D. Sherman, MD, Urologist, Essex County, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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