COLONIC MALAKOPLAKIA

J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2024 Apr-Jun;36(2):451-453. doi: 10.55519/JAMC-02-12643.

Abstract

This case report is of a 10-year-old female who presented with complaints of blood in her stool and colicky abdominal pain for the last 1.5 years. Biopsy samples from the rectum and left-sided colon were taken during a colonoscopy, revealing numerous histiocytes having calcified bodies (Michaelis-Gutmann bodies). Diagnosis of Malakoplakia was confirmed with no evidence of dysplasia, malignancy, or granuloma.

Keywords: Malakoplakia; Abdominal pain; Michaelis-Gutmann bodies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Colonic Diseases / diagnosis
  • Colonic Diseases / pathology
  • Colonoscopy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Malacoplakia* / diagnosis
  • Malacoplakia* / pathology