Urogenit Tract Infect.  2016 Aug;11(2):69-72. 10.14777/uti.2016.11.2.69.

Acute Bacterial Prostatitis by Salmonella Infection

• Seo YM
• Seo PW
• Lee G

• KMID: 2350760
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14777/uti.2016.11.2.69

Abstract

Acute Salmonella prostatitis is a very rare disease. Herein, we report on a healthy 37-year-old man presented with recently developed lower abdominal pain, fever, dysuria, frequency, and perineal pain. Clinical symptoms and signs, as well as abdominal computed tomography scan suggested acute bacterial prostatitis. The initial urine culture revealed significant colonies of Salmonella species. We could not, however, find Salmonella species from subsequent specimens from blood and stool. Three days after admission, we examined his prostate and performed prostatic massage. While we could not find Salmonella species in the follow-up urine specimen, we found Salmonella species in his expressed prostatic secretion. His symptoms and signs were improved with ciprofloxacin treatments.

Keyword

Prostatitis; Salmonella

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Adult
Ciprofloxacin
Dysuria
Fever
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Massage
Prostate
Prostatitis*
Rare Diseases
Salmonella Infections*
Salmonella*
Ciprofloxacin

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Abdominal computed tomography scan revealed a structurally normal urinary tract, but a mildly swollen prostate with diffuse enhancement with contrast (arrows), which suggested acute prostatitis.

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  Fig. 2. Analysis of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences.

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