Expressed Prostatic Secretion (EPS) Leukocyte Count Does Not Correlate With CPSI Score - Prostatitis Forum & Social Network2024-03-29T12:33:09Zhttps://prostatitis.ning.com/forum/topics/expressed-prostatic-secretion-eps-leukocyte-count-cpsi-symptoms?groupUrl=diagnosis&commentId=2201951%3AComment%3A32868&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWBCs are not an indication of…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2012-05-22:2201951:Comment:328682012-05-22T13:19:15.812ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttps://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
<p>WBCs are not an <em>indication</em> of inflammation. They are the <em>definition</em> of inflammation. This is why WBCs are commonly called inflammatory cells.</p>
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<p>The question is this: what does inflammation have to do with symptoms? In other words, are symptoms caused by inflammation or something else? This study demonstrates that, as measured by EPS, pain is not correlated with inflammation. In other words, EPS is either the wrong measure of inflammation or the pain is from a…</p>
<p>WBCs are not an <em>indication</em> of inflammation. They are the <em>definition</em> of inflammation. This is why WBCs are commonly called inflammatory cells.</p>
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<p>The question is this: what does inflammation have to do with symptoms? In other words, are symptoms caused by inflammation or something else? This study demonstrates that, as measured by EPS, pain is not correlated with inflammation. In other words, EPS is either the wrong measure of inflammation or the pain is from a non-inflammatory cause.</p> This is interesting but very…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2012-05-22:2201951:Comment:327952012-05-22T12:27:00.913ZHunter Ghttps://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/HunterGwynn
<p>This is interesting but very confusing to me. I thought wbc's were indicative of infection or inflammation. It seems like the more we learn about prostatitis the less we know. I've read that 5 HPF or less is generally considered to be a normal Leukocyte count but that it also depends on the person.</p>
<p>This is interesting but very confusing to me. I thought wbc's were indicative of infection or inflammation. It seems like the more we learn about prostatitis the less we know. I've read that 5 HPF or less is generally considered to be a normal Leukocyte count but that it also depends on the person.</p>