Malakoplakia of the Uterus: A Rare Cause of Postmenopausal Bleeding Mimicking Malignancy

Isolated urachal malakoplakia mimicking malignancy

Malakoplakia is an unusual inflammatory disease with uncertain pathogenesis affecting any organ in the body, but predominantly genitourinary tract, with specific predilection to the bladder. We report a rare case of isolated malakoplakia of the urachus in a 29-year-old male patient who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms without any hematuria. Investigations revealed sterile pyuria with...

leech bite: a rare cause of postmenopausal vaginal bleeding

Leech Bite: A Rare Cause of Postmenopausal Vaginal Bleeding

Dear Editor, Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding has various causes. Differential diagnoses include exogenous estrogens, atrophic endometritis/vaginitis, endometrial or cervical cancer and polyps, uterine sarcoma, urethral caruncles and trauma. Therefore, it is necessary to rule out the pathological etiology of bleeding in postmenopausal women. The leech is a member of the phylum Annelida of the cl...

Pulmonary Nodular Lymphoid Hyperplasia: A Rare Case Mimicking Malignancy

Pulmonary nodular lymphoid hyperplasia (PNLH) is a reactive lymphoid proliferation manifesting as multiple solitary nodules or localized infiltrates in the lungs. It is a type of benign lymphoproliferative disease that can affect the lungs. We present the case of a 41-year-old female patient with respiratory symptoms such as productive cough, left chest pain, and dyspnea. Imaging findings revea...

A rare benign tumor mimicking malignancy.

The admission chest X-ray revealed consolidation and atelectasis at basal part of the right lung (Figure 1). Chest computed tomography (CT) demostrated pleural thickening, pleural effusion, and middle lobe lateral segment atelectasis of the right side suggesting bronchial obstruction (Figure 2). The patient underwent fiberoptic bronchoscopy which showed an endobronchial polypoid lesion without ...