Jessie Saverimuttu

Chronic streptococcal pneumonia presenting as a chest wall mass: An unusual case of malakoplakia

Introduction Malakoplakia is a rare disorder of defective macrophage bactericidal function associated with gram-negative organisms. Pulmonary involvement is uncommon, and association with Streptococcus pneumoniae is exceedingly rare, often mimicking thoracic malignancy. Case 72-year-old man with a 50-pack-year smoking...