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What Are The Symptoms Of Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis?

Posted on Wed, 2 Nov 2016

Question: Can you please advise what are symptoms of protatits? And what diagnosis can be done to self indicate there is a complication? Thanks.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (25 minutes later)

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Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern

Patients with chronic bacterial prostatitis can present with Intermittent dysuria
,obstructive urinary tract symptoms including urgency, frequency, burning, dysuria and frequent/ recurrent urinary tract infections.

Acute bacterial prostatitis will have systemic symptoms including fever, arthralgia malaise, pelvic pain, dysuria, urethral discharge etc.

Kindly elaborate the 2nd part of your question as I didn't understand it properly.

"And what diagnosis can be done to self indicate there is a complication? "

Wishing you best of health

Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (16 hours later)

Hi,

Can you please tell me what antibiotics are usually prescribed for prostate infections? Thanks.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (49 minutes later)

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Detailed Answer:
Hello again.

Fluoroquinolone like Levofloxacin is indicated to treat acute and chronic bacterial prostatitis.

Wishing you best of health

Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar