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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul 5;6(4):e18522.
doi: 10.5812/numonthly.18522. eCollection 2014 Jul.

Renal failure caused by malakoplakia lesions of the urinary bladder

Konstantinos Stamatiou  1 , Eleni Chelioti  2 , Aikaterini Tsavari  3 , Kalliroi Koulia  3 , Alexia Papalexandrou  2 , Evdokia Efthymiou  2 , Maria Tsilivigkou  2 , Thivi Vasilakaki  3
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Case Reports

Renal failure caused by malakoplakia lesions of the urinary bladder

Konstantinos Stamatiou et al. Nephrourol Mon. .

Abstract

Μalakoplakia is a rare inflammatory condition of the urogenital tract. The most frequently affected organ is urinary bladder. This condition has features of a granulomatous inflammation, the pathogenesis of which is not well understood. In this study, we presented a case of urinary bladder malakoplakia associated with advanced obstructive uropathy and renal failure.

Keywords: Inflammatory Disease; Kidney Failure; Malakoplakia; Urinary Bladder.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Transabdominal Ultrasound: Abnormal Thickening of Luminal Bladder, With Presence of Nodules.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Pathognomonic Histological Inflammatory Infiltrates (ΗΕx100)
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Malakoplakia of the Urinary Bladder: Aggregates of Large Macrophages (HEx200)
Figure 4.
Figure 4.. Michaelis-Gutmann Bodies, Perl Stain Positive (x400)
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