Urethral malakoplakia: a case report

Üretral malakoplaki: bir olgu sunumu


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  • Sezen Koçarslan Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa
  • Emine Zeynep Tarini Şanlıurfa Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Kliniği, Şanlıurfa
  • Hasan İlyas Özardalı Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Afyon
  • Muhammet Emin Güldür Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa
  • Zafer Erol Afyon Devlet Hastanesi, Patoloji Kliniği, Afyon
  • Muharrem Bitiren Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa

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https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-2013-123

Keywords:

Malakoplakia, urogenital system, urethra

Abstract

Malakoplakia is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory reaction. It occurs most frequently in immune compromised patients. It is believed that this entity represents an unusual response to bacterial infection in which macrophages fail to phagocytose them properly. It involves mostly the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts. This disease has not any specific clinic symptom. The diagnosis is based on histopathological examination. We have tried to present the case along with the literature of this kind, which is pre-diagnosed as urethral mass and malakoplakia through histopathological examination in the clinic.

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2013-03-01

How to Cite

Koçarslan, S., Tarini, E. Z., Özardalı, H. İlyas, Güldür, M. E., Erol, Z., & Bitiren, M. (2013). Urethral malakoplakia: a case report: Üretral malakoplaki: bir olgu sunumu. European Journal of Therapeutics, 19(2), 118–119. https://doi.org/10.5455/GMJ-30-2013-123

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