● 개요
전립선염을 진단하기 위해 시행하며, 전립선액 자체를 검사하거나 전립선 마사지 후 소변을 채취하여 세균이나 백혈구의 유무를 관찰한다.
● 임상적 의의
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NIH Consensus Classification System for prostatitis |
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Category |
Characteristics |
Urine finding |
Pre- massage |
Post- massage |
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Ⅰ |
Acute bacterial prostatitis |
Acute symptoms of urinary infection |
WBC |
+/- |
+ |
|
Bacteria |
+/- |
+ |
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Ⅱ |
Chronic bacterial prostatitis |
Recurrent urinary infection with same organism |
WBC |
+/- |
+ |
|
Bacteria |
+/- |
+ |
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Ⅲ |
Chronic prostatitis/ Chronic pelvic pain syndrome |
Primarily symptoms of pain, voiding, and sexual dysfuction |
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Ⅲa |
Inflammatory |
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WBC |
- |
+ |
|
Bacteria |
- |
- |
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Ⅲb |
Non-inflammatory |
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WBC |
- |
- |
|
Bacteria |
- |
- |
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Ⅳ |
Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis |
Discovered incidentally during urologic evaluation |
WBC |
- |
+ |
|
Bacteria |
- |
- |
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