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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 may be caused by bacteria. Aerobic gram-negative bacilli are the most common cause of bacterial prostatitis, with Escherichia coli accounting for 50-80% of cases.[1] The cause of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome is unknown.[2][1][1][2]

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Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning Chemical irritation
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic No underlying causes
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic No underlying causes
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease Burkholderia pseudomallei, Chlamydia trachomatis, Coccidioides, Cryptococcus neoformans, Enterobacteriaceae , Enterococci, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Gonorrhoea, Idiopathic granulomatous prostatitis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Mumps , Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Staphylococcus aureus, Ureaplasma urealyticum
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic No underlying causes
Neurologic Urinary tract neuropathy
Nutritional/Metabolic No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Reiter’s syndrome
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma Prostate physical trauma
Urologic Pelvic floor weakness, Prostate physical trauma, Urinary tract neuropathy, Urine backup
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lipsky BA, Byren I, Hoey CT (2010). "Treatment of bacterial prostatitis". Clin Infect Dis. 50 (12): 1641–52. doi:10.1086/652861. PMID 20459324.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Prostatitis: Inflammation of the Prostate. NIDDK 2016. http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/urologic-disease/prostatitis-disorders-of-the-prostate/Pages/facts.aspx#sec3. Accessed on February 25, 2016