Persistent Urethritis and Prostatitis Due toTrichomonas vaginalis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Alireza Abdolrasouli,
Abolghasem Amin,
M. Baharsefat,
Azita Roushan,
Shamseddin Mofidi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-1493
pISSN - 1712-9532
DOI - 10.1155/2007/196046
Subject(s) - urethritis , trichomonas vaginalis , trichomoniasis , prostatitis , medicine , trichomonas , gynecology , gonorrhea , pathogen , dermatology , immunology , prostate , cancer , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
The present report describes a case of persistent urethritis accompanied by prostatitis due to Trichomonas vaginalis in a young male patient. The importance of the laboratory diagnosis of trichomoniasis in persistent or recurrent urethritis (ie, testing samples from multiple sites) is highlighted, with the aim of improving the clinical recognition of this pathogen.
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