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Rectal prolapse: an unusual presentation of malakoplakia in a child
Iftikhar Ahmad Jan1, Nasir Saleem, Muhammad Ali
1Department of Paediatric Surgery, National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, Pakistan. ifti1@khi.comsats.net.pk
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
|September 16, 2003
Abstract:
A case of a young girl is presented. The main concern was recurrent rectal prolapse not responding to conservative and sclerotherapy. Colonoscopy showed diffuse colitis with superficial ulcerations and pseudopolyps. Colon biopsies finally showed classical features of malakoplakia confirmed by histopathological test. Conservative treatment failed and ultimately proctocolectomy was performed with ileoanal endorectal anastomosis.