Mi Hua, Chen Kai, Mo Zeng-Nan
Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China.
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2012 Jul;18(7):579-82.
Chronic prostatitis (CP) is a common urinary disease that has been challenging urologists and seriously affects the patient's mental and physical health. For the reasons of its ambiguous etiology, complex and varied clinical symptoms, controversial diagnostic methods and long-term treatment, the therapeutic effect on CP is often unsatisfactory to both patients and urologists. This review focuses on the prevalence and age distribution of CP, incidence of different types of prostatitis, and the association of CP with climate, occupation, related diseases, lifestyle and education level, with a special emphasis on the current epidemiological characteristics of CP in China.
慢性前列腺炎（CP）是一种常见的泌尿系统疾病，一直困扰着泌尿外科医生，严重影响患者的身心健康。由于其病因不明、临床症状复杂多样、诊断方法存在争议以及治疗周期长，CP的治疗效果往往令患者和泌尿外科医生都不满意。本综述重点关注CP的患病率和年龄分布、不同类型前列腺炎的发病率，以及CP与气候、职业、相关疾病、生活方式和教育水平的关联，特别强调中国CP目前的流行病学特征。
