Malakoplakia of 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...

Malakoplakia of the gastrointestinal tract.

The clinical and pathological features of 3 cases of colonic malakoplakia are documented thereby bringing to 34 the total of recorded cases of malakoplakia involving the gastrointestinal tract. This is therefore the most common site of involvement outside the urogenital tract. A comprehensive review of the world literature on gastrointestinal malakoplakia has been made and the characteristic fe...

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...

Variation in the microbiome of the urogenital tract of female

DW-MRI of the urogenital tract: applications in oncology

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) appears to hold promise as a non-invasive imaging modality in the detection of early microstructural and functional changes of different organs. DW-MRI is an imaging technique with a high sensitivity for the detection of a large variety of diseases in the urogenital tract. In kidneys, DW-MRI has shown promise for the characterization of sol...