End stage renal disease due to bilateral renal malakoplakia

Malakoplakia typically affects the bladders of immunocompromised adults who have defective intracellular killing of Escherichia coli. Renal malakoplakia is rare in children and generally has a good outcome. In the case presented, however, it caused end stage renal failure in a 5 year old girl. The m...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 2004-01, Vol.89 (1), p.78-79
Main Authors: Hegde, S, Coulthard, M G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Case Report
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis
E coli
end stage renal failure
English literature
Female
Humans
Individualized Instruction
Kidney diseases
Kidney Diseases - complications
Kidney Failure, Chronic - etiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Malacoplakia - complications
malakoplakia
Medical research
Medical sciences
Medicine, Experimental
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Nephropathies. Renovascular diseases. Renal failure
Neutrophils
Renal Dialysis
Renal failure
Scientific Concepts
Tomography
Transplants & implants
Urine
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Summary:Malakoplakia typically affects the bladders of immunocompromised adults who have defective intracellular killing of Escherichia coli. Renal malakoplakia is rare in children and generally has a good outcome. In the case presented, however, it caused end stage renal failure in a 5 year old girl. The management dilemmas surrounding renal transplantation are highlighted.
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044