Veterinary Clinical Medicine-I (General and Systemic)

PROSTATITIS AND PROSTATIC ABSCESS

• Acute bacterial prostatitis,
• Chronic bacterial prostatitis, and
• Prostatic abscess;
• Fungal and granulomatous prostatitis 

Causes

• Bacterial urinary tract infection in an intact dog usually results in concomitant prostatic infection.
• Gonadal infection (e.g., Brucella canis)
• Systemic mycotic pathogens are rare.

Risk Factors

• Impaired host immunity—e.g., corticosteroid administration, diabetes mellitus, urinary retention, urolithiasis, and lower urinary tract anatomic abnormality
• High urinary/urethral bacterial numbers- caused by catheterization
• Intraprostatic accumulation of prostatic secretions, such as cystic benign prostatic hypertrophy or squamous metaplasia