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DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)54940-x
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Malacoplakia: A Study of the Literature and Current Concepts of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment

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“…It is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the genitourinary tract with a special affinity for bladder. Though there is female preponderance in the genital tract, yet in general, males above the age of 50 years are more affected [1]. The symptoms of bladder malakoplakia are hematuria and signs of urinary tract infection such as hesitancy, dysuria, and frequency.…”
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“…It is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the genitourinary tract with a special affinity for bladder. Though there is female preponderance in the genital tract, yet in general, males above the age of 50 years are more affected [1]. The symptoms of bladder malakoplakia are hematuria and signs of urinary tract infection such as hesitancy, dysuria, and frequency.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nearly 90% of the patients have urine infections by coliforms and 40% have autoimmune disease or some type of immunodeficiency [1]. E coli are the most common gram-negative bacteria isolated.…”
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“…[4]. The exact pathogenesis is not fully understood, but most patients have urine infections by E. coli, and 40% of them are associated with some type of immunodeficiency or malignancy [2]. We hereby present an unusual case of a woman who was diagnosed to have bladder malakoplakia, which later progressed to renal failure within a period of three years.…”
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“…Malakoplakia is a rare chronic inflammatory disease which was first described in 1902 by Michaelis and Gutmann [1], and is more common in females [2]. It commonly affects the genitourinary system with bladder being the most frequently affected organ [3].…”
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confidence: 99%