Malakoplakia of the face: a rare but important diagnosis.
Malakoplakia that presents in the head and neck is rare. We describe a case in a man who presented with a fungating mass in the periauricular skin that was thought to be a malignant tumour. Histopathological and microbiological investigations established a diagnosis of malakoplakia.
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK. darrylcoombes@aol.com
Darryl M
DM
Coombes
Paul M
PM
Norris
A W
AW
Barrett
Andrew E
AE
Brown
D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005355:Fibrosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*