title: Non-specific eosinophilic granulomatous prostatitis responded favorably to an antimicrobial agent and a hydrocortisone.
abstract: A case of non-specific eosinophilic granulomatous prostatitis is presented. The patient was a 55-year-old man who was hospitalized with complaints of acute urinary retention and high-grade fever. Results of digital examination and transrectal ultrasonography of the prostate and elevated prostatic specific antigen were suggestive of prostatic cancer. Transrectal needle biopsy of the prostate was performed. Histological examination of the specimens revealed the formation of histiocytic granulomas with eosinophilic infiltration. The patient responded favorably to combination therapy with an antimicrobial agent and a hydrocortisone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kanazawa Municipal Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohkawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D006854:Hydrocortisone