Department of Pathology, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str, 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Diagn Pathol. 2012 Feb 23;7:20. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-7-20.
Malakoplakia is a disease especially of the urinary tract with typical plaques most frequently observed in the urinary bladder's mucosa. In the context of immunosuppression malakoplakia can also occur in other organs. Some of these extravesical malakoplakias are associated with an infection by Rhodococcus equi, a rare human pathogen well known from veterinary medicine. Here we present the first case of a pleural malakoplakia without lung involvement caused by a proved Rhodococcus equi infection.
黏膜芽肿病是一种特别见于泌尿道的疾病，其典型斑块最常发生于膀胱的黏膜。在免疫抑制的情况下，黏膜芽肿病也可能发生于其他器官。这些泌尿道外的黏膜芽肿病有一些与马红球菌感染有关，马红球菌是一种罕见的人类病原体，在兽医医学中广为人知。在此我们报告首例因证实的马红球菌感染而引起的、不伴有肺部受累的胸膜黏膜芽肿病。
