1. Colorectal malakoplakia in a child presenting as multiple polyposis coli.
- Author
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Jadhav MN, Patil RK, Kittur SK, and Yadav J
- Subjects
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli surgery, Child, Colon surgery, Colonic Diseases surgery, Diagnosis, Differential, Histocytochemistry, Humans, Malacoplakia surgery, Male, Microscopy, Radiography, Abdominal, Adenomatous Polyposis Coli diagnosis, Adenomatous Polyposis Coli pathology, Colon pathology, Colonic Diseases diagnosis, Colonic Diseases pathology, Malacoplakia diagnosis, Malacoplakia pathology
- Abstract
Malakoplakia of the gastrointestinal tract is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder, usually affecting the descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum. It is commonly seen in adults. Only few cases have been reported in children. We report a case of malakoplakia of colon and rectum in a 7-year-old child who presented with multiple polyposis coli.
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- 2015
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