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Malakoplakia of the Urinary Tract
Author(s) -
McCLURE J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1982.tb13545.x
Subject(s) - malakoplakia , urinary system , medicine , incidence (geometry) , antibiotics , malacoplakia , surgery , urology , pathology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , optics
Summary— Five cases of malakoplakia of the urinary tract are described. It is much more common in middle‐aged females (peak incidence in the fifth decade compared with the seventh decade for males) but remains an uncommon condition, although clinically there is a strong association with recurrent urinary tract infection. It causes obstructive stenotic lesions of the ureters or pelviureteric junction, which pose the most serious threat. Many cases are associated with non‐malakoplakic diseases of other systems which often determine the prognosis. The most commonly used method of treatment was long‐term antibiotic therapy; this seemed effective, although controlled trials have not been performed.