Strange Vibes - Novel Presentation of Prostatitis

Urol Case Rep. 2014 Jan 24;2(1):25-6. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2013.12.005. eCollection 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) has significant variability in its presentation. In this study, we present 2 novel cases of prostatitis in which "buzz" is described as the primary pain symptom. These cases describe patients with the primary complaint of "cell phone-like buzzing" within the perineum, with accompanying urinary symptoms consistent with prostatitis. CP/CPPS is a multifactorial disease within which psychological, inflammatory, neurologic, and neuromuscular etiologies are at play. As in other disease descriptions, a buzzing sensation represents the interaction of multiple pathways that have significant overlay with CP/CPPS. As such, we believe buzzing might represent a new symptom of CP/CPPS.

Keywords: Buzz; CP/CPPS; Prostatitis.

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