[Malacoplakia in children].
Malakoplakia is a rare inflammatory disease, related to Enterobacteria infection in the context of a disorder of cell-mediated immunity. This disease does not have any specific clinical or laboratory signs and the diagnosis is exclusively based on histology. Malakoplakia is exceptional in children and usually involves the gastrointestinal tract. The authors report a rare case of malakoplakia of the urinary bladder in a 4-year-old child, in whom the initial diagnosis was an anomaly of the urachus.
Debie
Benoît
B
Service d'Urologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc-UCL, Bruxelles, Belgique.
Cosyns
Jean-Pierre
JP
Feyaerts
Axel
A
Opsomer
Reinier-Jacques
RJ
Tombal
Bertrand
B
Van Cangh
Paul J
PJ
Wese
François-Xavier
FX
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000379:methods; D005355:Fibrosis; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones