Cytomegalovirus prostatitis. Case report and review of the literature.
We report the case of a patient undergoing chemotherapy for multiple myeloma discovered to have cytomegalovirus prostatitis. The findings of a hypoechoic prostatic lesion on ultrasound and a slightly elevated prostatic specific antigen of 4.6 ng/ml prompted a prostate biopsy. Cytopathologic examination and immunohistochemical staining demonstrated cytomegalovirus within the prostate. This virus is a common pathogen in the immunosuppressed patient, but its presence in the male genital tract is relatively rare. No previous reports of biopsy-proven cytomegalovirus prostatitis appear in the literature. The relationship of cytomegalovirus to the prostate is discussed in detail.
Department of Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
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D000368:Aged; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*