[Clinical studies against chronic prostatitis and prostatitis-like syndrome (1). Clinico-statistical observation]

We clinically evaluated 605 cases of chronic prostatis and other resembling disorders. The incidence was 4.34% of all out-patients (7.54% of male patients). The average age was 38.1 years, and many were adolescents. A greater number of out-patients were seen in October, November, and December (p less than 0.01) and June (p less than 0.05). The type of disease was chronic prostatitis in 48.1% (bacterial in 5.3%, non-bacterial in 42.8%) and prostatitis-like syndrome in 51.9%. The incidence among male patients was 3.63% for chronic prostatitis (bacterial in 0.40%, non-bacterial in 3.23%), and 3.91% for prostatitis-like syndrome. In the case of chronic prostatis, the abnormal finding rate (p less than 0.01), tenderness (p less than 0.01), induration (p less than 0.05) on prostatic palpation, non-pretreated rate (p less than 0.01), urological past history (p less than 0.05) except prostatitis and urological complications (p less than 0.01) were significantly higher. On the other hand, the negative rate on urine culture (p less than 0.01), no abnormal findings on palpation (p less than 0.01), discomfort (p less than 0.01), discomfort with tenderness (p less than 0.01) and past prostatitis episodes (p less than 0.01) were seen significantly more in the case of prostatitis-like syndrome. In conclusion, chronic prostatitis with inflammatory change on prostate and prostatitis-like syndrome without inflammation have similar clinical features, but should be diagnosed as totally different types of disease.