title: Cutaneous malakoplakia: case report and review.
abstract: Malakoplakia is a rare acquired disease that can affect many systems but is more common in the urogenital tract. Cutaneous malakoplakia is even rarer. It is far more frequent in immunodeficient patients. We report a case of cutaneous malakoplakia in a kidney transplant patient who had recently stopped receiving immunosuppressive therapy to illustrate a review of the relevant recent literature.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. juanmed@ig.com.br
authors.forename: João Paulo Junqueira Magalhães
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.forename: Patricia Naomi
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Maria Helena Valle de Queiroz
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Padilha
authors.forename: Nilceo Schwery
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Michalany
authors.forename: Adriana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Porro
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*