Granulomatous prostatitis

Granulomatous prostatitis
Classification and external resources

Micrograph showing a granulomatous prostatitis due to BCG treatment for bladder cancer. H&E stain.

Granulomatous prostatitis is an uncommon disease of the prostate, an exocrine gland of the male reproductive system. It is a form of prostatitis, i.e. inflammation of the prostate, resulting from infection (bacterial, viral, or fungal), the BCG therapy, malacoplakia or systemic granulomatous diseases which involve the prostate.