Glossary for Prostatitis

• Acute bacterial prostatitis: Bacterial prostatitis is a bacterial inflammation of the prostate gland, in men.
• Acute prostatitis: An acute condition which affects the prostate which is the result of infammation
• Appendicitis/acute appendicitis/chronic appendicitis:
• Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis: Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis is a symptomless microscopic condition of the prostate gland. It should be distinguished from other forms of prostatitis such as chronic bacterial prostatitis, acute bacterial prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS).
• Bacterial diseases: Diseases caused by a bacterial infection
• Benign Prostate Hyperplasia: Non-cancerous prostrate enlargement common with aging
• Chills: Excessive feeling of coldness.
• Chronic bacterial prostatitis: Chronic bacterial prostatitis is a condition in which infection of the prostate and the related symptoms develop more slowly.. The infection is normally just in the prostate, and there is no other infection such as a bladder infection. Symptoms are not as dramatic as with an acute infection. The symptoms may 'drag on', or come and go.
• Chronic nonbacterial prostatitis: Ongoing prostratitis that is not due to bacterial infection.
• Dysuria: Painful urination
• Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
• Interstitial cystitis: A rare condition involving inflammatory disease of the bladder which progresses slowly.
• Kidney stones: Stone-like calcium deposits in the kidney.
• Mumps: An acute viral disease that causes the salivary glands to become swollen, sore and inflamed. Immunization had greatly reduced the incidence of this disease.
• Prostate Cancer: Cancer of the prostate.
• Prostate conditions: Any condition affecting the prostate in men.
• Pyelonephritis: Kidney and ureter infection usually bacterial from the bladder.
• Reiter’s syndrome: A form of reactive arthritis characterized by arthritis, urethritis, conjunctivitis and skin lesions.
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Various diseases spread by sexual contact.
• Stones: The formation of consolidations that are stone like in nature
• Tumor: Any type of lump or swelling (not just cancers)
• Urinary Incontinence: Reduced ability to control urine flow.

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