Open AccessCytomegalovirus as a cause of colonic stricture-simulating hirschsprung's disease
Author(s) -
Chiranjiv Kumar,
Meera Luthra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_218_17
Subject(s) - medicine , barium enema , transverse colon , hirschsprung's disease , megacolon , descending colon , vomiting , abdominal distension , ascending colon , cytomegalovirus , constipation , surgery , stenosis , gastroenterology , distension , atresia , disease , rectum , colonoscopy , virus , herpesviridae , viral disease , colorectal cancer , cancer , virology
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.