Malakoplakia of the face: a rare but important diagnosis

Darryl M Coombes; Paul M Norris; A W Barrett; Andrew E Brown

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.02.015

Malakoplakia of the face: a rare but important diagnosis

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Jan;48(1):55-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.02.015. Epub 2009 Apr 18.

Authors

Darryl M Coombes¹, Paul M Norris, A W Barrett, Andrew E Brown

Affiliation

¹ Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK. darrylcoombes@aol.com

PMID: 19376615
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.02.015

Abstract

Malakoplakia that presents in the head and neck is rare. We describe a case in a man who presented with a fungating mass in the periauricular skin that was thought to be a malignant tumour. Histopathological and microbiological investigations established a diagnosis of malakoplakia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cheek / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Ear, External / pathology
Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis
Facial Dermatoses / diagnosis*
Facial Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Fibrosis
Follow-Up Studies
Granulation Tissue / pathology
Humans
Malacoplakia / diagnosis*
Male
Middle Aged
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*