Non-specific granulomatous prostatitis.

Between 1963 and 1972, 86 patients with non-specific granulomatous prostatitis were seen. Symptomatology was suggestive of a lower urinary tract infection in the majority of the cases. The most important feature on prostatic examination was the likelihood of confusion with prostatic carcinoma. Management by whatever means yielded uniformly good results. The natural history of this disease seems to be that of gradual resolution.