title: Cutaneous malakoplakia on the forehead.
abstract: A case of cutaneous malakoplakia in an 81-year-old woman in reported. A reddish slowly growing plaque had appeared on her forehead 13 years previously. Histopathology revealed a dense dermal granulomatous infiltrate consisting of lymphocytes and numerous histiocytes containing Michaelis-Gutmann bodies. Ciprofloxacin treatment resulted in partial involution of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Lainz Municipal Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feldmann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Breier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duschet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Löw-Weiser
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gschnait
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin