Research of the correlation between the incidence of acute epididymitis and chronic prostatitis Correlative a-nalysis between acute epididymitis and chronic prostatitis
Abstract：Objective To investigate the correlation between the incidence of acute epididymitis and chron-ic prostatitis. Methods Between January 1998 and January 2008, 163 cases were collected. Acute epididymitis, including age, symptoms, signs, history of dirty sex and urine, EPS routine examination, B-ultrasound, prostatic fluid bacterial culture and sensitivity test were analyzed. NIH chronic prostatitis symptom index (NIH-CPSI) was compared before and after treatment. Result One hundred and sixty three cases were treated with conventional treatment, 159 cases were diagnosed of prostatitis. 6 cases with a dirty sex-life history had chlarnydial infection. Af-ter conventional treatment, 162 cases of epididymitis were cured. No scrotal palpation and swollen epididymis were observed. One hundred and fifty-nine cases receiving EPS routine examination were back to normal. After treatment, NIH-CPSI score decreased significantly. Conclusion The incidence of epididymitis and chronic prostatitis is signif-icant correlation, and chronic prostatitis is an important factor in the pathogenesis of acute epididymitis.
Keywords：Acute epididymitisChronic prostatitis
Publication Date：2009-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 1005-1007 )