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Urinary and gastrointestinal malakoplakia in a 12-year-old girl.

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Urology (impact factor: 2.43). 11/2008; 73(1):87-9. DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2008.05.043 pp.87-9
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ABSTRACT Malakoplakia is a rare chronic inflammatory disease that was originally described in the urinary bladder but can involve many other organs and soft tissues. It is believed to be caused by an alteration in the bacterial phagocytic system. Clinically, it is described as single or multiple tumors that can appear in any part of the body. Histologically, the presence of Michaelis-Gutmann bodies is pathognomonic. Malakoplakia in children is rare. Few pediatric cases in the urinary tract, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract have been published. We present a case of urinary and gastrointestinal malakoplakia in a 12-year-old girl.

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Keywords

12-year-old girl
 
bacterial phagocytic system
 
Clinically
 
gastrointestinal malakoplakia
 
Histologically
 
Malakoplakia
 
Michaelis-Gutmann bodies
 
multiple tumors
 
pediatric cases
 
rare chronic inflammatory disease
 
soft tissues