Autoimmune etiology in chronic prostatitis syndrome: An advance in the understanding of this pathology

BEGELL HOUSE INC

Lugar: Begell House Inc Publishers; Año: 2007 vol. 27 p. 33 - 33

font size="1" face="ACaslon-Regular"> ABSTRACT: The prostate is the target of many inflammatory and neoplastic disorders that affect men of all ages. Pathological conditions of the prostate gland range from infection of this organ by ascending bacteria from infected urine, to chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) of a still unknown etiology (accompanied with inflammation and lymphocyte infiltration of the gland), to benign hyperplasia and cancer. Patients under[[AU: OVER 50?]] 50 years of age usually suffer from CP/CPPS, a chronic inflammatory syndrome characterized by pelvic pain, irritative voiding symptoms, and sexual dysfunction complaints.