title: Granulomatous prostatitis due to Mycobacterium avium complex.
abstract: Granulomatous infections of the genitourinary tract are rare, especially those caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria. A case of prostatitis due to Mycobacterium avium complex in an immunocompetent man is reported. The patient had sterile pyuria, and a Mantoux skin test, using 5 tuberculin units, was positive (induration, 10 mm in diameter). Pathologic examination of the prostate revealed necrotizing granulomata with acid-fast bacilli, and repeated performance of urine cultures before initiating therapy yielded M. avium complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mikolich
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mates
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000382:microbiology*