A 27-year-old male comes in to the clinic for symptoms of dysuria,urinary frequency,as well as urgency and perineal pain.Transrectal palpation of the prostate reveals a very tender,boggy,swollen prostate.The clinician should recognize these as signs of:

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The symptoms of dysuria, urinary frequency, urgency, and perineal pain, along with a tender, boggy, swollen prostate, are consistent with acute prostatitis. Prostate cancer typically does not present with these symptoms, and a palpable prostate mass would be more indicative of prostate cancer than a boggy, swollen prostate. Urethritis would not cause a swollen prostate, and benign prostatic hyperplasia typically presents with urinary symptoms but not necessarily with prostatitis-like symptoms.

A 27-Year-Old Male Comes in to the Clinic for Symptoms