Prostatitis classification

Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland that occurs in men. Statistics indicate that the diagnosis of prostatitis is assigned at 8% of all urologist and 1% of all primary care physician visits in the United States. [Collins MM, Stafford RS, O'Leary MP, Barry MJ (1998). "How common is prostatitis? A national survey of physician visits". J. Urol. 159 (4): 1224–8]

In 1999, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) chose a new classification system.

Category	Pain?	Bacteria?	WBCs?	NIDDK (Current)	Description	Meares/Stamey (Old)
I	yes	yes	yes	Acute prostatitis	Acute prostatitis is a bacterial infection of the prostate gland that requires urgent medical treatment.	Acute bacterial prostatitis
II	±	yes	yes	Chronic bacterial prostatitis	Chronic bacterial prostatitis is a relatively rare condition that usually presents as intermittent urinary tract infections.	Chronic bacterial prostatitis
IIIa	yes	no	yes	Inflammatory CP/CPPS	Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, accounting for 90%-95% of prostatitis diagnoses, used to be known as chronic nonbacterial prostatitis.
IIIb	yes	no	no	Noninflammatory CP/CPPS		Prostatodynia
IV	no	no	yes	Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis	Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis patients have no history of genitourinary pain complaints, but leukocytosis is noted, usually during evaluation for other conditions. Between 6-19% of men have pus cells in their semen but no symptoms. [Korrovits P, Ausmees K, Mändar R, Punab M (June 2008). "Prevalence of asymptomatic inflammatory (National Institutes of Health Category IV) prostatitis in young men according to semen analysis". Urology 71 (6)]	(none)

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Prostatitis classification related articles:

• Prostatitis: the Inflamed prostate:
• Prostatitis statistics:
• Acute prostatitis: Acute prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland that develops suddenly. All causes of pelvic congestion could also favor the development of acute prostatitis symptoms…
• Acute Prostatitis Symptoms: Acute Prostatitis may occur in conjunction with epididymitis or orchitis, especially if caused by an Sexually Transmitted Disease
• Preventive (Prophylactic) prostatitis treatment:

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