title: Malakoplakia of liver diagnosed by a needle core biopsy: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Although malakoplakia of the genitourinary tract and colon is reported frequently in the literature, malakoplakia that occurs primarily in the liver is rare, and only 4 cases have been described thus far. To our knowledge, this is the first case of malakoplakia of the liver diagnosed by a needle core biopsy. This case occurred in a 19-year-old man with small bowel ileus following Klebsiella pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA. ghartma@lumc.edu
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.forename: Sherri L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chejfec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005665:Furosemide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013407:Sulbactam / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins; D013148:Spironolactone; D000667:Ampicillin; D005665:Furosemide; D013407:Sulbactam