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Prostatitis no bacteriana; Prostatodinia; Síndrome de dolor pélvico crónico; SDPC; Prostatitis abacteriana de tipo crónico; Dolor genitourinario crónico
Es el dolor y los síntomas urinarios que comprometen la glándula prostática u otras partes del área genital o las vías urinarias de un hombre. Esta afección no es causada por una infección bacteriana.
Ver también: prostatitis bacteriana crónica
Los posibles factores de riesgo para la prostatitis abacteriana abarcan:
El estrés de la vida y algunos factores psicológicos también pueden contribuir.
La mayoría de los pacientes con prostatitis crónica tienen la forma abacteriana.
Nickel JC. Inflammatory conditions of the male genitourinary tract: Prostatitis and related conditions, orchitis, and epididymitis. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 9.
Barry MJ, McNaughton-Collins M. Benign prostate disease and prostatitis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 130.
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