Gardner W A, Culberson D E, Bennett B D
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1986 May;110(5):430-2.
Although the prostate gland is believed to serve as a parasite reservoir in trichomoniasis in men, and clinical association of trichomonads with prostatitis is common, there has been, to our knowledge, no unequivocal demonstration of Trichomonas vaginalis within the prostate gland. Using established immunoperoxidase procedures, we have positively identified trichomonads in the prostatic urethra, glandular lumina, submucosa, and stroma. Foci of nonspecific acute and chronic inflammation, as well as intraepithelial vacuolization, were associated with the infection. The finding of trichomonads within and beneath glandular epithelium necessitates reevaluation of the traditional view of T vaginalis as a strictly surface-dwelling organism.
虽然前列腺被认为是男性滴虫病的寄生虫储存库，并且滴虫与前列腺炎的临床关联很常见，但据我们所知，尚未有确凿证据表明前列腺内存在阴道毛滴虫。我们采用既定的免疫过氧化物酶方法，在前列腺尿道、腺腔、黏膜下层和基质中明确鉴定出了滴虫。非特异性急性和慢性炎症灶以及上皮内空泡化与感染相关。在腺上皮内和下方发现滴虫，需要重新评估关于阴道毛滴虫是严格寄生于表面的生物体这一传统观点。
