TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel cause of postmenopausal bleeding in an immunosuppressed patient
AU - Kiely, Neill P.
AU - Anderson, Lyndal
AU - Arora, Harpreet
AU - Benness, Christopher
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Malakoplakia is a rare histiocytic disease first described in 1902 by Michaelis and Gutmann. It is associated with host immunocompromise including chronic inflammatory conditions, infectious conditions or malnutrition. Here, we report the case of uterine malakoplakia as a rare cause of postmenopausal bleeding in an immunocompromised patient.
AB - Malakoplakia is a rare histiocytic disease first described in 1902 by Michaelis and Gutmann. It is associated with host immunocompromise including chronic inflammatory conditions, infectious conditions or malnutrition. Here, we report the case of uterine malakoplakia as a rare cause of postmenopausal bleeding in an immunocompromised patient.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:68698
U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2018-225642
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2018-225642
M3 - Article
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 2018
JO - BMJ Case Report
JF - BMJ Case Report
M1 - bcr-2018-225642
ER -