title: Prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men.
abstract: Primary care physicians can and should diagnose, classify, and treat patients presenting with acute and chronic prostatitis syndromes. Although the chronic syndromes are a challenge to manage, this review article provides the necessary background to allow primary care physicians to take on this task. Patients who are unfortunate to be diagnosed with a prostatitis syndrome have the best chance for successful therapy at initial presentation. Those patients will ultimately benefit from an informed and educated physician.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Queen's University, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7, Canada. njtouma@gmail.com
authors.forename: Naji J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Touma
authors.forename: J Curtis
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Nickel
mesh_terms: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents