Malakoplakia: A rare cause of hematochezia in pediatric patients
Ariel Porto,
Jonathan Lebowitz,
Robert Byrd
et al.
Abstract:Malakoplakia is a rare inflammatory condition characterized by impaired macrophages unable to completely digest and kill phagocytized bacteria, resulting in partially digested bacterial components accumulating within the phagolysosome. Malakoplakia typically presents in immunocompromised individuals due to underlying disease or to medication effects and is rarely diagnosed in the pediatric population. The urinary tract is the most commonly involved site, followed by the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, mainly affe… Show more
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