Colonic Malacoplakia in paediatric age group: a case report and review of literature

ABSTRACT

Colonic malakoplakia in children is very rare, presenting no more than 1% - 2% of cases, with symptomatology similar to other inflammatory bowel diseases. We are reporting a case of colonic malakoplakia which presented to us as a diagnostic challenge, for the patient was initially diagnosed and treated as ulcerative colitis