Colonic malakoplakia in a pediatric renal transplant recipient case report

Malakoplakia is a rare, chronic granulomatous disease that mainly affects the genitourinary system of immunocompromised adults. It is caused by a bactericidal deficit in macrophages and, therefore, the treatment includes antimicrobials that reach high concentrations in macrophages. To our knowledge,...

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Main Authors: Kristen G Valencia Deray, Richard Kellermayer, Alexis C Gomez, Kalyani R Patel, Peace Imani, Seiji Kitagawa, Claire E Bocchini, Alvaro Orjuela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2024-03-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X241239866