A 62-year-old man is experiencing fever, chills, malaise, urinary frequency, and urgency.He also reports urethral discharge and a dull aching pain in the perineal and rectal area.The nurse recognizes these symptoms as most consistent with:

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The symptoms of fever, chills, malaise, urinary frequency, urgency, urethral discharge, and pain in the perineal and rectal area are classic signs of prostatitis, which is inflammation or infection of the prostate gland. Polyps, carcinoma of the prostate, and benign prostatic hypertrophy may have some overlapping symptoms but they do not typically present with all the symptoms listed here.

A 62-Year-Old Man Is Experiencing Fever, Chills, Malaise, Urinary Frequency