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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
A novel cause of postmenopausal bleeding in an immunosuppressed patient
  1. Neill Paul Kiely1,
  2. Lyndal Anderson2,
  3. Harpreet Arora3,
  4. Christopher Benness3
  1. 1 Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
  2. 2 Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
  3. 3 Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Neill Paul Kiely, neilldiver{at}gmail.com

Summary

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.

  • transplantation
  • pathology
  • gynecological cancer
  • menopause (including hrt)

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-225642

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors NPK is the primary author, the article was reviewed and edited by LA. HA and CB were primary clinicians involved in this case.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.