1) Urological condition
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https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/malakoplakia
Malakoplakia or Malacoplakia is a rare inflammatory condition which makes its presence known as a papule, plaque or ulceration that usually affects the genitourinary tract.{rp|274} However, it may also be associated with other bodily organs. It was initially described in the early 1900s as soft yellowish plaques found on the mucosa of the urinary ...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malakoplakia
<radiology> Granulomatous response to chronic UTIs, females (80%), not pre-malignant, lower 2/3 of urinary tract, usually bladder, also ureters, multiple flat plaques (filling d, Michaelis-Guttman bodies Cf: leukoplakia ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
malacoplakia, malakoplakia 1. The formation of soft patches on the mucous membrane of a hollow organ of the body. 2. A form of chronic inflammation principally involving the urinary bladder and characterized by soft, pale, or yellow plaques on its mucosa. The plaques are composed of macrophages and lymphocytes and an occasional multinucleated gia...
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