title: Rectal prolapse: an unusual presentation of malakoplakia in a child.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, Pakistan. ifti1@khi.comsats.net.pk
authors.forename: Iftikhar Ahmad
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.forename: Nasir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saleem
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.lastname: Muti-ur-Rehman
authors.forename: Uzma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jalai
authors.lastname: Aqeel
authors.forename: Dileep
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery