ABSTRACT
The inflammatory process in the prostate nearly always remains localized to the gland itself, although pyrexia and general malaise are not infrequently encountered. Acute prostatitis may progress to abscess formation, and the lesion may point and eventually drain either per urethra or per rectum. Chronic prostatitis mainly involves the peripheral zone of the prostate, but the inflammation may spread to involve the transitional zone and central zone as well (Figure 56).
