With great interest, we read the article by Pacheco et al in the Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, which reported that multidrug-resistant, extended-spectrum b-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli is an important pathogen in nosocomial urinary tract infection, causing great concern in therapeutic failure. Here, we report a patient who was diagnosed with complicated urina...

Malakoplakia is an uncommon granulomatous disease that occurs in immunocompromised individuals. Its thought to be caused by macrophagic bactericidal defect.

Abstract Background Malakoplakia is a rare granulomatous inflammatory condition that can affect immunosuppressed patients. The genitourinary system the most involved organ. We present case of kidney failure caused by obstructing bladder lesions, clinically suspicious for malignancy and pathologically proven to be malakoplakia. Case presentation A 70-year-old woman presented with acute injury Es...

Malakoplakia is a relatively uncommon chronic inflammatory reaction of unknown etiology. It usually affects the genitourinary tract but may rarely involve the tongue. There are many theories that explain this reaction but it seems to be the answer to an infectious agent in a patient with immunologic deficiency. Microscopically, malakoplakia is characterized by the presence of foamy histiocytes ...

Malakoplakia is a rare granulomatous disease of the genitourinary system. Gastrointestinal tract is the second most common site of involvement. It usually mimics a malignancy but its association with adenocarcinoma has been rarely reported. A 59-year-old male patient with the history of weight loss and rectal bleeding for two months prior to administration was referred ...

Malakoplakia is a rare, granulomatous condition most commonly found in the genitourinary tract. It can present in a myriad of ways depending on the organ involved, thus presenting a huge diagnostic challenge. We present 4 patients with genitourinary malakoplakia, who manifested with recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) and hematuria in all except one, who presented with hydronephrosis second...

Malakoplakia is an uncommon but distinctive type of chronic granulomatous inflammation that occurs most commonly in the genitourinary tract, especially the urinary bladder. Most patients have associated conditions characterized by some degree of immunosuppression, as seen in solid-organ transplants, autoimmune diseases requiring steroid use, chemotherapy, chronic systemic diseases, alcohol abus...