Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1387
2
1
gregorian
2008
5
1
22
1
online
1
fulltext
en
Vertebral Malacoplakia
Pathology
Pathology
Applicable
Applicable
<p> <strong> Abstract </strong></p><p> Malacoplakia is a rare chronic inflammatory disease associated with infection and immunosuppression, and very few occurrences have been reported in the bone. The authors describe the case of a 22-year-old woman with paraplegia and urinary and fecal incontinence whose thoracic spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging suggested a tumoral or extensive inflammatory process in the body of the 8th, 9th and 10th thoracic vertebrae. On histology, however, the area turned out to be malacoplakia of bone. Although microbiologic cultures and polymerase chain reaction were negative for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the lesion demonstrated regression following treatment with anti-TB regimen which had been started because of clinical suspicion. </p><p> </p>
Malacoplakia of bone, vertebra, rare site
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-62&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Mojgan
Mokhtari
dew_p81@yahoo.com.
20031947532846001574
20031947532846001574
Yes
Department of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
Shervin
Pejhan
20031947532846001575
20031947532846001575
No
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
Ahmad
Shekarchizadeh
20031947532846001576
20031947532846001576
No
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.