Injuries to the Urogenital Tract

Malakoplakia of the Urogenital Tract

Malakoplakia is a rare, granulomatous condition most commonly found in the genitourinary tract. It can present in a myriad of ways depending on the organ involved, thus presenting a huge diagnostic challenge. We present 4 patients with genitourinary malakoplakia, who manifested with recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) and hematuria in all except one, who presented with hydronephrosis second...

Urogenital Tract Diseases of Reptiles

This paper will cover the diseases of the urogenital system of reptiles. It is not a comprehensive review. More in-depth disease descriptions can be found in the articles, website, and reference books listed in the literature cited. The paper is divided by etiologic disease categories involving the urogenital system. A short discussion of the disease conditions is found in each section. For the...

Probiotic agents to protect the urogenital tract against infection.

The urogenital microflora of a healthy woman comprises approximately 50 species of organisms, which differ in composition according to reproductive stages and exposure to several factors, including antibiotics and spermicides. Infections are very common with > 300 million cases of urinary tract infections, bacterial vaginosis, and yeast vaginitis worldwide per annum. At the time of infection in...

Sports injuries to the genitourinary tract.

Injuries to the upper urinary tract.

THE COMMONEST causes of rupture of the kidney are either road traffic accidents or rugby football. A kidney can be damaged by a direct blow in the loin, such as when a player falls on the ball and the pack forms a loose scrum, kicking everything in sight including the victim's loins. Another form of sport in which renal damage is not infrequent is horse-riding. If the rider is thrown and lands ...