Fungal Genomics & Biology
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ISSN: 2165-8056
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ISSN: 2165-8056
+44 1223 790975
Gabriela Sofía Gómez Macías
Mexico
Research Article
Prostatic Blastomycosis: An Infrequent Cause of Granulomatous Prostatitis
Author(s): Laura García Labastida, Oralia Barboza Quintana, Irám Pablo Rodríguez Sánchez, Iván Delgado-Enciso, José Guzmán-Esquivel, Gabriela Sofía Gómez Macías, Jesús Ancer-Rodríguez and Raquel Garza-GuajardoLaura García Labastida, Oralia Barboza Quintana, Irám Pablo Rodríguez Sánchez, Iván Delgado-Enciso, José Guzmán-Esquivel, Gabriela Sofía Gómez Macías, Jesús Ancer-Rodríguez and Raquel Garza-Guajardo
Background: Granulomatous prostatitis is an uncommon inflammatory process of the prostate, which in most cases, is nonspecific. Clinical presentation, treatment, and evolution are similar to those of benign prostatic hypertrophy, but this lesion is also a clinical mimicker of prostate. Fungal granulomatous prostatitis is rare and there are only a few reported cases.
Clinical case: We report the case of a patient diagnosed with prostatitis blastomycosis. The patient had obstructive and irritative lower urinary tract symptoms, which showed slight improvement the first days of medical treatment. Finally, he underwent transurethral resection of the prostate due to the persistence of the obstructive symptoms.
Results: The histopathologic result showed granulomatous prostatitis with features of blastomycosis fungal struc.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-8056.1000129