title: [Prostatic malacoplakia: a case report].
abstract: We report a case of prostatic malacoplakia in a 68-year-old man complaining of fever, residual urinary sensation and small urinary stream. Culture of the urine showed E. coli and Enterococcus faecalis. Digital examination and transrectal ultrasound of the prostate were most compatible with carcinoma. However, transrectal needle biopsy revealed the histopathological features of malacoplakia. The patient had been treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, bethanechol and ascorbic acid for 5 months. Twenty-seven cases of prostatic malacoplakia in the Japanese literature are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Osaka Police Hospital.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takatera
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasunaga
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsujimoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018723:Bethanechol; D001626:Bethanechol Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001626:Bethanechol Compounds; D018723:Bethanechol; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D001205:Ascorbic Acid