An unusual case of primary melioidotic prostatic disease: Misdiagnosed as benign prostatic hyperplasia.

ABSTRACT: Melioidosis is a fatal infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. Its clinical manifestations are so varied that it has been called a great mimic. The primary melioidotic prostatic disease usually presents as an abscess of the prostate. This is the only documented case misdiagnosed as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) because it does not show as a prostate abscess. The patient was a 66 years old male with a history of hypertension and alcoholism. Symptoms of difficulty urinating and fever had persisted for three days. Laboratory tests of the patient showed a marked increase in inflammatory markers. The first urine culture was performed to isolate Acinetobacter lwoffii, not Burkholderia pseudomallei. And CT showed prostatic hyperplasia with calcification.

SUBMITTER: Cai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11422042 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature