LARYNGEAL MALACOPLAKIA

We report a case of malakoplakia of the epiglottis in a 45-year-old fe male patient. Only three cases of laryngeal malakoplakia have been rep orted in the world literature, one of which was associated with trache al malakoplakia. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of i solated malakoplakia of the epiglottis. Malakoplakia, a rare granuloma tous lesion, has been seen more frequently in the urinary tract. Other organs like the genito-urinary tract, testis, epididymis, lymph nodes , middle ear, nasopharynx, tonsil and retroperitoneal tissue have been also involved though less frequently.