Malacoplakia in a renal transplant recipient.
Malacoplakia is a rare, inflammatory condition characterized histologically by distinct histiocytes with pathognomonic inclusion calcospherules called Michaelis-Gutmann bodies. It most often affects the urinary tract of immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of renal allograft parenchymal malacoplakia in a transplant recipient. Moreover, we report the imaging and histological findings and review the literature of this rare disorder.
Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, D-81377 München, Germany. thomaspusl@web.de
Thomas
T
Pusl
Max
M
Weiss
Bertram
B
Hartmann
Thorsten
T
Wendler
Klaus
K
Parhofer
Henrik
H
Michaely