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Review
. 1994;26(5):535-40.
doi: 10.1007/BF02767655.

Cytomegalovirus prostatitis. Case report and review of the literature

T C McKay  1 , D M Albala, K Sendelbach, P Gattuso
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Review

Cytomegalovirus prostatitis. Case report and review of the literature

T C McKay et al. Int Urol Nephrol. 1994.

Abstract

We report the case of a patient undergoing chemotherapy for multiple myeloma discovered to have cytomegalovirus prostatitis. The findings of a hypoechoic prostatic lesion on ultrasound and a slightly elevated prostatic specific antigen of 4.6 ng/ml prompted a prostate biopsy. Cytopathologic examination and immunohistochemical staining demonstrated cytomegalovirus within the prostate. This virus is a common pathogen in the immunosuppressed patient, but its presence in the male genital tract is relatively rare. No previous reports of biopsy-proven cytomegalovirus prostatitis appear in the literature. The relationship of cytomegalovirus to the prostate is discussed in detail.

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