Etiology of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: Psychoimmunoneurendocrine dysfunction (PINE syndrome) or just a really bad infection?

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 725-732

  Pontari, Michel A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Neuropathic pain; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUROSECRETION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATITIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SYNDROME;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAIN; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROSTATITIS; PSYCHOLOGY; SYNDROME;

EID: 84881047519     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-013-1061-z     Document Type: Article

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