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Etiology: where does prostatitis stop and interstitial cystitis begin? 2003

Evan R Eisenberg, and Robert M Moldwin

Deptartment of Urology, 270-05 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA. impevan@optonline.net

Male chronic pelvic pain syndrome (MCPPS) and interstitial cystitis (IC) patients show striking similarities in clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, purported pathogenesis, and even response to therapy. This makes the distinction between them very difficult. This review aims to show just how easy it is for the clinician to miss the features of IC in the MCPPS patient (and conversely). Misdiagnosis can result in the rejection of various potentially helpful therapies while accurate early diagnosis will lead to appropriate therapies and a better quality of life for the patient.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011472	Prostatitis	Infiltration of inflammatory cells into the parenchyma of PROSTATE. The subtypes are classified by their varied laboratory analysis, clinical presentation and response to treatment.	Acute Bacterial Prostatitis,Asymptomatic Inflammatory Prostatitis,Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis,Chronic Prostatitis with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome,Acute Bacterial Prostatitides,Asymptomatic Inflammatory Prostatitides,Bacterial Prostatitides, Acute,Bacterial Prostatitides, Chronic,Bacterial Prostatitis, Acute,Bacterial Prostatitis, Chronic,Chronic Bacterial Prostatitides,Inflammatory Prostatitis, Asymptomatic,Prostatitides,Prostatitides, Chronic Bacterial
D002908	Chronic Disease	Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).	Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017699	Pelvic Pain	Pain in the pelvic region of genital and non-genital origin.	Pain, Pelvic,Pains, Pelvic,Pelvic Pains
D018856	Cystitis, Interstitial	A condition with recurring discomfort or pain in the URINARY BLADDER and the surrounding pelvic region without an identifiable disease. Severity of pain in interstitial cystitis varies greatly and often is accompanied by increased urination frequency and urgency.	Cystitis, Chronic Interstitial,Interstitial Cystitis,Bladder Pain Syndrome,Chronic Interstitial Cystitis,Interstitial Cystitis, Chronic,Painful Bladder Syndrome,Bladder Pain Syndromes,Chronic Interstitial Cystitides,Cystitides, Chronic Interstitial,Cystitides, Interstitial,Interstitial Cystitides,Interstitial Cystitides, Chronic,Pain Syndrome, Bladder