Granulomatous prostatitis | |
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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.