title: Extensive pelvic malacoplakia: observations on management.
abstract: A case of malacoplakia of the bladder is described. During a 4-year interval the disease progressed from a small intravesical lesion to a large pelvic mass. The disease eventually was controlled by carefully supervised antibiotic treatment of the recurrent urinary tract infections. Patients with urinary malacoplakia require careful long-term followup to control urinary tract infections and help prevent the occasionally aggressive course of this disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary