Cutaneous malakoplakia: case report and review / Malacoplaquia cutânea: relato de caso com revisão da literatura
An. bras. dermatol
;
88(3): 432-437, jun. 2013. tab, graf
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-676235
ABSTRACT
Malakoplakia is a rare acquired disease that can affect many systems but is more common in the urogenital tract. Cutaneous malakoplakia is even rarer. It is far more frequent in immunodeficient patients. We report a case of cutaneous malakoplakia in a kidney transplant patient who had recently stopped receiving immunosuppressive therapy to illustrate a review of the relevant recent literature.
RESUMO
Malacoplaquia é uma doença adquirida rara que pode afetar diversos órgãos e sistemas, mas é mais comum no trato urogenital. O acometimento cutâneo é ainda menos frequente. Atinge principalmente imunodeficientes. Relatamos caso de malacoplaquia cutânea em um paciente transplantado renal que havia recentemente deixado de receber a terapia imunossupressora, a fim de ilustrar uma revisão da literatura recente relevante.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Skin Diseases
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Kidney Transplantation
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Malacoplakia
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of São Paulo/BR
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