title: Isolated invasive candidal prostatitis.
abstract: Fungal prostatitis is an uncommon entity. Herein we report a case of isolated candidal prostatitis in an elderly patient who presented with acute urinary retention and was clinically diagnosed as having benign hypertrophy of the prostate. Histology of the resected prostate demonstrated invasive prostatic involvement by Candida albicans. There was no evidence of systemic involvement by Candida. The relevant literature and treatment of isolated Candidal prostatitis have been highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chadigarh, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Indudhara
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaidyanathan
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology