01191nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653001100042653002400053653002300077653001200100100001400112700001500126700001200141700001300153700001200166245006400178856005100242300001000293490000700303520066300310       2014                            d10aTurkey10aTesticular Diseases10aProstatic Diseases10aleprosy1 aAglamis E1 aTasdemir C1 aYucel M1 aCeylan C1 aErdan I00aProstatic and testicular parameters in lepromatous patients  uhttps://leprosyreview.org/article/85/1/00-1846  a48-530 v853 a<p>Objectives: To evaluate PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) parameters in patients with lepromatous leprosy (LL). Design: In a retrospective study, 23 male patients with LL were evaluated. PSA parameters (serum total PSA (tPSA), free PSA fPSA), free-to-total PSA ratio (f/tPSA), PSA Density (PSAD)) were assessed. PSA parameters were compared with a control group. Conclusions: Serum tPSA values and prostate volumes in the patients with LL were significantly reduced and f/tPSA values were significantly increased. Testicular atrophy in the lepromatous cases might be due to leprosy-related orchitis and associated with a reduction in prostatic volume.</p>