[Malacoplakia. Apropos of a case of retroperitoneal site].
Malacoplakia is a granulomatous inflammatory disease caused by a disorder of macrophage bactericidal function. The disease, histologically characterized by the presence of Michaelis-Gutmann bodies, has a preference for the urogenital tract and less frequently affects the gastrointestinal tract and the retroperitoneal region. We report the unusual case of a male patient who presented with retroperitoneal pseudotumoral malacoplakia associated with vesical malacoplakia. The main pathophysiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this rare disease are described.
Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris.
G
G
Coutant
J P
JP
Robin
P
P
De Saint-Maur
B
B
Barrou
A
A
Delcourt
O
O
Blétry
P
P
Godeau
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013997:Time Factors