Some patients are carriers of the organism and do not develop an active infection. These individuals may shed the organism and cause environmental contamination. Generally, mild C. diff infection (in addition to diarrhea) may result in: abdominal pain and cramping,
vasovesiculitis (vay-zoh-ve-sik-yoo-ly-tis) n. inflammation of the seminal vesicles and vas deferens. This usually occurs in association with prostatitis and causes pain in the perineum, groin, and scrotum and a high temperature.
Acute prostatitis is a type of infective prostatitis. It is caused by infection of the prostate gland with a germ (a bacterial infection). Chronic prostatitis can be due to long-term infection or inflammation without infection. Chronic prostatitis without infection is sometimes called chronic pelvic pain syndrome.