Fig. 2From: Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis presenting as acute pleuritic chest pain: a case reportXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and coexisting malakoplakia of the left kidney. Histopathological examination of the surgical specimen with hematoxylin and eosin staining reveals microscopic features of chronic inflammation. a Heavy lymphoplasmacytic infiltration. b Inflammatory infiltrates with layered sheets of histiocytes. Michaelis–Gutmann bodies pathognomonic for malakoplakia (granulomatous inflammation of the genitourinary tract) are indicated by arrows Back to article page