Proteus prostatitis

Proteus prostatitis is a bacterial infection and inflammation of the prostate gland in adult males caused by species of the Gram-negative bacillus *Proteus*, most commonly *Proteus mirabilis* The condition can present acutely with sudden systemic toxicity, fever, perineal pain, and severe lower urinary tract symptoms, or chronically as an indolent, relapsing nidus for recurrent urinary tract infections

Proteus prostatitis is a bacterial infection and inflammation of the prostate gland in adult males caused by species of the Gram-negative bacillus *Proteus*, most commonly *Proteus mirabilis* The condition can present acutely with sudden systemic toxicity, fever, perineal pain, and severe lower urinary tract symptoms, or chronically as an indolent, relapsing nidus for recurrent urinary tract infections

Proteus prostatitis is a bacterial infection and inflammation of the prostate gland in adult males caused by species of the Gram-negative bacillus *Proteus*, most commonly *Proteus mirabilis* Pathophysiologically, the organism ascends from the urethra or enters via intraprostatic reflux of infected urine, with its signature urease production promoting urinary alkalinization and potential struvite stone or biofilm formation within prostatic tissue

The condition can present acutely with sudden systemic toxicity, fever, perineal pain, and severe lower urinary tract symptoms, or chronically as an indolent, relapsing nidus for recurrent urinary tract infections