Diagnosis and follow-up of acute bacterial prostatitis and orchiepididymitis detected by In-111-labeled leukocyte imaging

Urinary tract infections are some of the most prevalent disorders. Approximately one half of the male population will have symptoms consistent with some kind of prostatitis at some time in their lives. Although this is a very common problem, controversy over diagnosis remains despite a wide variety of diagnostic tools. The authors describe a 57-year-old man with prostatic hyperplasia and urinary tract syndrome in whom prostatitis and orchiepididymitis were detected by indium-111-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy. After completion of antibiotic treatment, a second scintigraph confirmed the clinical cure.