Extremely Elevated Prostate-Specific Antigen in Acute Prostatitis: A Case Report

Elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are mostly suggestive of prostate cancer, but they are elevated in non-cancerous prostatic conditions as well. However, extreme levels of PSA as reported here have not been observed in cases other than prostatic cancer so far. Our patient had a signifi...

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Autores principales: Nepal, Anamika, Sharma, Prabhat, Bhattarai, Shristi, Mahajan, Zubin, Sharma, Akhya, Sapkota, Ashok, Sharma, Aviskar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Family/General Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10505831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37727194
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43730
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Sumario:Elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are mostly suggestive of prostate cancer, but they are elevated in non-cancerous prostatic conditions as well. However, extreme levels of PSA as reported here have not been observed in cases other than prostatic cancer so far. Our patient had a significantly elevated PSA of 1,398 ng/mL in acute prostatitis. The purpose of this case report is to review the patient's atypical and rare presentation of extremely high PSA in acute prostatitis in the background of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and chronic prostatitis.

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