title: Coexistence of renal malakoplakia and myelodysplastic syndrome.
abstract: Malakoplakia is a protean systemic chronic granulomatous disease that usually targets the genito-urinary system and most particularly the bladder. Only in rare occasions do the kidneys get involved. Myelodysplastic syndrome is a heterogeneous clonal haematopoietic disorder characterised by either a hyper- or hypocellular bone marrow dysmyelopoiesis and peripheral blood pancytopenia. The synchronous association of these two unrelated disorders has never been reported. We report a 62-year-old woman who initially developed vague, relapsing gastrointestinal symptoms synchronous with renal malakoplakia and myelodysplastic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care, CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kayembe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sohawon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duttmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oboy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malarme
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Noordally
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy