Clinical features
The patient usually has symptoms of general infection, for example, fever, chills, and muscle pain.
Symptoms of local infection commonly include:
- perineal pain
- evidence of bladder outflow obstruction from glandular swelling - particularly, urinary frequency and urgency
Occasionally, there may be:
- haematuria
- abscess, with pain on defaecation
On rectal examination, the prostate is tender and swollen. Prostatic massage may cause pus to be exuded from the urethra.
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