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Archivos Españoles de Urología (Ed. impresa)
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GARCIA DIEZ, Fructuoso et al. Malacoplaquia renal: presentación de un nuevo caso. Arch. Esp. Urol. [online]. 2005, vol.58, n.1, pp.63-66. ISSN 0004-0614.
OBJECTIVES: Malacoplakia is a chronic granulomatous disease which can involve different areas of the body, being the genital renal system the most frequent site. We describe a case of unilateral renal malacoplakia. METHODS/RESULTS: We report the case of a female patient with the clinical working diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma that required drainage of a homolateral abscess which cultured positive for E.Coli. Nephrectomy was performed. Pathologic study showed the presence of Michaelis-Gutmann bodies, patognomonic of malacoplakia.
Palavras-chave : Unilateral renal malacoplakia; Granulomatous disease; Kidney.