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| Year : 2018 | Volume
: 23
| Issue : 2 | Page : 103-105 |
Cytomegalovirus as a cause of colonic stricture-simulating hirschsprung's disease
Chiranjiv Kumar, Meera Luthra
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India
Correspondence Address:
Meera Luthra
D-9, Geetanjali Enclave, New Delhi - 110 017
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_218_17
Colonic stenosis/atresias account for only 5%–15% of all atresias. Colonic stenosis is rarer than atresia and mostly occurs in ascending and transverse colon. Gastrointestinal sequelae of cytomegalovirus (CMV) are rare, frequently requires surgical intervention for diagnosis and management. We describe a 5-month-old female child with complaints of recurrent abdominal distension, vomiting, and constipation for 2 months simulating Hirschsprung's disease. After barium enema, the baby was taken up for surgery. Intraoperatively, we found a colonic stricture in the descending colon. The biopsy showed localized CMV infection.
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