Acute bacterial prostatitis in an adolescent patient following blunt trauma

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2018 Feb 1;31(1):107-108. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2017.1400881. eCollection 2018 Jan.

Abstract

Acute bacterial prostatitis is a common disease among adults. Acute bacterial prostatitis in the pediatric population is rare with only a few case reports in the literature. This case highlights an unusual presentation of prostatitis in a 16-year-old who presented with suprapubic pain and hematuria following blunt trauma to the lower abdomen.

Keywords: Bacterial prostatitis; blunt trauma; pyelonephritis.