Prostate Abscess

Sign/Symptoms
Blood in Urine (Hematuria) Fever (Raised Body Temperature) Pain During Urination (Dysuria) Pain During Urination (Dysuria) Pain Pelvic Urethra Purulent Discharge Urinary Frequency Increased Urine Output Decreased (Oliguria) Urine with Pus Present (Pyuria)

Drugs

Our Records are Incomplete for Drugs

Treatments
Surgery Drainage Alternative Medicine Strychnos Nux Vomica (Maqianzi, Poison Nut) Strongly Against Very Low Evidence Medical Therapy Drainage Weakly in Favour Low Evidence

Attributes
Gender = M

Further Tests
Cerebrospinal Fluid White Cell Differential Cerebrospinal Fluid Leukocytes (Increased) Cerebrospinal Fluid Neutrophil Differential (Increased) Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Blood Test Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) (Increased) Urine Volume Urine (Decreased)

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Strychnos Nux-Vomica (Maqianzi, Poison Nut) [1, 2, 3, 4]:

WARNING! This substance is HIGHLY POISONOUS. The seeds contain Strychnine, which may cause convulsions, breathing difficulties and death, even if as little as 5 milligrams is ingested.

Recommendation: Strongly against (There is no evidence in the form of clinical trials which reports the effectiveness of Strychnos Nux-Vomica, because it is highly poisonous to humans, and is not recommended.)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. David Michael Wood et al. Case report: Survival after deliberate strychnine self-poisoning, with toxicokinetic data. Critical Care October 2002 Vol 6 No 5

3. Arnold, M.D., Harry L. (1968). Poisonous Plants of Hawaii. Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Co.. p. 20. ISBN 0804804745.

4. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/strychnos-nux-vomica

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