| Autor: |
Wiltenburg W; Afd. Gynaecologie en Obstetrie, Canisius-Wilhelmina Zickenhuis, Postbus 9015, 6500 GS Nijmegen. gyncwz@wxs.nl, Wouters MG, Uyterlinde AM, Sporken JM |
| Jazyk: |
Dutch; Flemish |
| Zdroj: |
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde [Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd] 2003 Jan 11; Vol. 147 (2), pp. 77-9. |
| Abstrakt: |
A 74-year-old woman had vaginal bleeding for 6 months with no other complaints. A suspected tumour was visible on the cervix and the endometrium was slightly thickened. Histological examination revealed Michaelis-Gutmann bodies. Following antibiotic treatment, the tumour and the bleeding disappeared. Malacoplakia is a chronic inflammation which usually arises in the urinary tract of older women and, rarely, in the female genital tract. The abnormality often appears to be a malignancy, although histologically it is an inflammatory condition. Histological examination is necessary to establish the diagnosis. Treatment usually consists of antibiotics and surgical excision. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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