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JUSTINICO-CASTRO, José Armando  y  ARIAS, Luis Fernando. Renal malokaplakia: An unusual disease of difficult diagnosis. Iatreia [online]. 2018, vol.31, n.3, pp.294-299. ISSN 0121-0793.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.v31n3a07.

Malakoplakia is a chronic granulomatous disease, firstly described in the urinary tract but then it has been reported in many organs. The clinical presentation depends on the affected site, when it affects the urinary tract the symptoms are dysuria, abdominal or pelvic pain, fever, discomfort, and, something mass sensation.

The etiopathogenesis is not yet clear, but is believed it is due to lysosomal dysfunction of the macrophages that affects the destruction of bacteria. Histologically it is characterized for the presence of von Hansemann cells and Michaelis-Gutmann bodies.

We describe the case of a patient with long-term diabetes mellitus and renal malakoplakia that caused chronic debilitating symptoms.

Palabras clave : Inflammation; Kidney; Malakoplakia; Urinary Tract.

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