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Prostatitis in the Immunocompromised Patient

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Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

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Prostatitis in the immunocompromised patient can be challenging for the caregiver. The immunocompromised state (solid-organ transplant, steroid use) of such patients can make them susceptible to organisms for which the physician is not as familiar in terms of presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. The following chapter will review the current literature on fungal, viral, parasitic, and bacterial infections of the prostate that can be encountered among patients with an abnormal immune system. Presentation, diagnostics, and treatment will be presented and discussed.

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Duclos, A.J. (2008). Prostatitis in the Immunocompromised Patient. In: Shoskes, D.A. (eds) Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-472-8_4

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