Renal Allograft Malakoplakia Presenting as a Pseudotumoral Lesion
Malakoplakia is an uncommon inflammatory disease that can involve many organ systems but is often encountered in the urogenital tract. Kidney allograft malakoplakia is even rarer and can have a diffuse parenchymal or a pseudotumoral presentation. We describe a case of grafi malakoplakia in an adult...
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| author | Vikarn Vishwajeet Aasma Nalwa Mahendra Kumar Jangid Gautam Ram Choudhary Pushpinder Khera Nitin Bajpai Poonam Abhay Elhence |
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| description | Malakoplakia is an uncommon inflammatory disease that can involve many organ systems but is often encountered in the urogenital tract. Kidney allograft malakoplakia is even rarer and can have a diffuse parenchymal or a pseudotumoral presentation. We describe a case of grafi malakoplakia in an adult female, who presented with dull aching pain in the right loin, fever, and vomiting. Ultrasonography of the kidney graft showed a heterogeneous lesion (2.6 cm × 2.9 cm), raising suspicion of primary or metastatic renal tumors. The diagnosis was established after a histopathological examination of the kidney biopsy. This pseudotumoral presentation of malakoplakia can mimic renal cell carcinoma, lymphoma, fungal infections, or tuberculosis. It is essential to perform a biopsy for establishing the diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-39a42e0856e449bbb42139a6dcf909c82024-03-25T13:05:50ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422023-01-0134437137710.4103/1319-2442.395454Renal Allograft Malakoplakia Presenting as a Pseudotumoral LesionVikarn VishwajeetAasma NalwaMahendra Kumar JangidGautam Ram ChoudharyPushpinder KheraNitin BajpaiPoonam Abhay ElhenceMalakoplakia is an uncommon inflammatory disease that can involve many organ systems but is often encountered in the urogenital tract. Kidney allograft malakoplakia is even rarer and can have a diffuse parenchymal or a pseudotumoral presentation. We describe a case of grafi malakoplakia in an adult female, who presented with dull aching pain in the right loin, fever, and vomiting. Ultrasonography of the kidney graft showed a heterogeneous lesion (2.6 cm × 2.9 cm), raising suspicion of primary or metastatic renal tumors. The diagnosis was established after a histopathological examination of the kidney biopsy. This pseudotumoral presentation of malakoplakia can mimic renal cell carcinoma, lymphoma, fungal infections, or tuberculosis. It is essential to perform a biopsy for establishing the diagnosis.http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2023;volume=34;issue=4;spage=371;epage=377;aulast=Vishwajeet |
| spellingShingle | Vikarn Vishwajeet Aasma Nalwa Mahendra Kumar Jangid Gautam Ram Choudhary Pushpinder Khera Nitin Bajpai Poonam Abhay Elhence Renal Allograft Malakoplakia Presenting as a Pseudotumoral Lesion Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
| title | Renal Allograft Malakoplakia Presenting as a Pseudotumoral Lesion |
| title_full | Renal Allograft Malakoplakia Presenting as a Pseudotumoral Lesion |
| title_fullStr | Renal Allograft Malakoplakia Presenting as a Pseudotumoral Lesion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Renal Allograft Malakoplakia Presenting as a Pseudotumoral Lesion |
| title_short | Renal Allograft Malakoplakia Presenting as a Pseudotumoral Lesion |
| title_sort | renal allograft malakoplakia presenting as a pseudotumoral lesion |
| url | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2023;volume=34;issue=4;spage=371;epage=377;aulast=Vishwajeet |
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