title: Renal failure caused by malakoplakia lesions of the urinary bladder.
abstract: Μalakoplakia is a rare inflammatory condition of the urogenital tract. The most frequently affected organ is urinary bladder. This condition has features of a granulomatous inflammation, the pathogenesis of which is not well understood. In this study, we presented a case of urinary bladder malakoplakia associated with advanced obstructive uropathy and renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "Tzaneion" General Hospital of Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stamatiou
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, "Tzaneion" General Hospital of Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chelioti
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, "Tzaneion" General Hospital of Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Aikaterini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsavari
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, "Tzaneion" General Hospital of Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Kalliroi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koulia
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, "Tzaneion" General Hospital of Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Alexia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papalexandrou
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, "Tzaneion" General Hospital of Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Evdokia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Efthymiou
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, "Tzaneion" General Hospital of Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsilivigkou
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, "Tzaneion" General Hospital of Piraeus, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Thivi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vasilakaki
keywords: Inflammatory Disease; Kidney Failure; Malakoplakia; Urinary Bladder