A case of tuberculous prostatitis with abscess

World J Mens Health. 2012 Aug;30(2):138-40. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.2012.30.2.138. Epub 2012 Aug 31.

Abstract

We present a case of acute prostatitis with abscess. The patient had undergone intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy for bladder cancer. A prostate biopsy demonstrated tuberculous prostatitis with abscess. This case illustrates that when bladder cancer is treated with BCG, a tuberculous prostate abscess can develop.

Keywords: Abscess; Prostate; Tuberculosis.