title: Malakoplakia involving the abdominal wall, urinary bladder, vagina, and vulva: case report and discussion of malakoplakia-associated bacteria.
abstract: A 29-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of multiple purulent discharging nodules involving her lower abdomen, vulva, and left thigh. Physical examination also disclosed vaginal nodules and a left pelvic mass. Cystoscopy revealed multiple mucosal nodules and a perforation of the left vesical wall that appeared to communicate with the pelvic mass. Biopsies of the vesical and vulvar nodules revealed malakoplakia. Surgery and antibiotic therapy resulted in regression of all the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Kogulan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seidman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsokos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lucey
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin