title: Cutaneous malakoplakia in an HIV-positive patient.
abstract: Malakoplakia is an uncommon granulomatous infectious disease that is found primarily in the genitourinary tract, but may rarely involve the skin. We report a case of cutaneous malakoplakia in an HIV-positive patient diagnosed on the basis of Michaelis-Gutman bodies. The patient presented with ulcers, draining sinuses and tender papules and nodules mainly on perigenital area, buttocks and right thigh.
authors.affiliation: Skin and VD Department, BYL Nair Ch Hospital, Mumbai-08, Maharastra, India. shankars109@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Savant
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Amladi
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kangle
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wadhwa
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Nayak
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006678:HIV; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification