Granulomatous prostatitis
Granulomatous prostatitis is an uncommon disease of the prostate, an exocrine gland of the male reproductive system.[1] It is a form of prostatitis (prostate inflammation), resulting from infection (bacterial, viral, or fungal), BCG vaccine, malacoplakia or systemic granulomatous diseases which involve the prostate.
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| Micrograph showing a granulomatous prostatitis due to BCG treatment for bladder cancer. H&E stain. | |
| Specialty | Urology |
Pathogenesis
Prostatic secretions escape into the stroma and elicit an inflammatory response.
Histopathology
Noticeable destruction of Acini, surrounded by epitheloid cells, giant cells, lymphocytes, plasma cells and dense fibrosis.
References
- "Granulomatous prostatitis (Concept Id: C0018204) - MedGen - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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