Malakoplakia of the Prostate Causing Fatal Fistula to Rectum: A Case Report

Teis Andersen Departments of Surgery F and D. and Departments of Pathology, Bispebjerg and Gentofie Hospitals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Wiera Kristiansen Departments of Surgery F and D. and Departments of Pathology, Bispebjerg and Gentofie Hospitals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Susanne Ruge Departments of Surgery F and D. and Departments of Pathology, Bispebjerg and Gentofie Hospitals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

J. P. Hart Hansen Departments of Surgery F and D. and Departments of Pathology, Bispebjerg and Gentofie Hospitals, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Abstract

A fatal case of malakoplakia of the prostate is described. The malakoplakia developed after 20 years of chronic prostatitis caused by E. coli and was not prevented by careful antibiotic treatment. Three years after the histological verification malakoplakia invasion caused fistula to rectum. Autopsy revealed no signs of any debilitating diseases.

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