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Acute prostatitis (NIH Category I)

Acute prostatitis is an infection that causes severe symptoms. It is the most serious and least common type of prostatitis. Men with this illness are usually very sick, and their symptoms come on suddenly.

A urine test will reveal bacteria, and using a digital rectal exam, a health professional will find the prostate to be warm, swollen, and very tender.

Serious complications may develop from acute prostatitis, including an abscess in the prostate.

Author Monica Rhodes
Editor Kathleen M. Ariss, MS
Associate Editor Denele Ivins
Associate Editor Pat Truman, MATC
Primary Medical Reviewer E. Gregory Thompson, MD
- Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS
- Urology/Oncology
Last Updated December 27, 2007

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Last Updated: December 27, 2007
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