title: Malakoplakia of bladder in childhood.
abstract: Malakoplakia is a granulomatous inflammatory disease affecting the genitourinary tract. It is rare in childhood. We report a case of malakoplakia presenting as multiple bladder polyps in an 11-year-old boy. The child did not respond to long-term antibiotic treatment, and subsequent surgical excision of the polyps resolved his problems. We propose surgical excision as an alternative form of management of this rare lesion.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Urologist, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK.
authors.forename: Amar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Harish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chandran
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery*