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malakoplakia

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malakoplakia
malakos, Greek, soft plaque A lesion characterized by soft, yellow, elevated and friable 3-4 cm mucosal plaques of the GU tract–bladder, renal pelvis, ureter, uterus, broad ligament, endometrium, testes, epididymis, prostate and rarely, retroperitoneum, colon, stomach, appendix, lymph nodes, lungs, bone, skin; more common in immunosuppressed transplant recipients Treatment Long-term antibiotics, ascorbic acid, cholinergics; if recalcitrant, excision
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In addition to the urinary tract, malakoplakia has been reported in other organs, including the gastrointestinal tract, central nervous system, female genital tract, and the tongue.
Malakoplakia outside the urinary tract by Yousef, George M.; Naghibi, Bibi / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Prediagnostic malakoplakia presenting as a chronic inflammatory mass in the soft tissues of the neck.
Malacoplakia manifesting as a chronic inflammatory mass at the site ... by Pang, Leou-Chuan / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
We believe that the appendicitis that occurred 3 months previously may have initiated the process since the malakoplakia developed in the same area and involved the appendiceal stump.
Team D: pathology, allergy & immunology, dermatology, plastic & ... by Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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