MALACOPLAKIA INVOLVING THE SURGICAL-WOUND IN A 4 YEAR-OLD

Malacoplakia is a specific chronic inflammatory disease. In the English-language literature, there are a few reports of gastrointestinal malacoplakia occurring in childhood. The authors present the first case of gastrointestinal malacoplakia involving a surgical wound and preventing healing, with persistent drainage; the patient was a 4-year-old boy. The clinicopathologic features of this rare entity are discussed, with emphasis on diagnosis and treatment. Copyright (C) 1995 by W.B. Saunders Company.