TITLE:
Malakoplakia of the Testis
AUTHORS:
Siddharth P. Dubhashi, Harsh Kumar, Vivek Kulkarni, Adil M. Suleman
KEYWORDS:
Michaelis-Gutmann Bodies, Plaques, Testicular Malakoplakia, Von-Hansemann Cells
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.5 No.5,
May
27,
2014
ABSTRACT: Malakoplakia is an uncommon chronic inflammatory disease usually affecting the urogenital tract and often associated with the infection due toE. coli. It is characterised by the presence of Von Hansemann cells and intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies called Michaelis-Gutmann Bodies. Testes are affected in 12% cases. The lesion mainly occurs in middle aged men, appearing clinically as epididymo-orchitis or testicular enlargement with fibrous consistency and some soft areas. Orchidectomy is the only way to differentiate the lesion from other malignant or infected processes. This is a case report of a young patient with testicular malakoplakia.