(HMPG, 1973-08) Van Der Walt, J. J.; Marcus, P. B.; De Wet, J. J.; Burger, A. J. J.
The first case of malacoplakia known to have affected
the female genital tract is presented. This lesion involved
the upper vagina and presented clinically as an infiltrating
carcinoma. No evidence of malacoplakia of the urinary
tract was found. A strong positive culture of E. coli, the
light and electron microscopic findings, as well as the
patient's rapid response to a broad-spectrum antibiotic,
lend support to the current theory that malacoplakia may
represent a peculiar response to infection with E. coli.