Abstract
BackgroundInfantile myofibromatosis is a rare mesenchymal disorder of infancy that can extensively involve the viscera including the gastrointestinal tract.Case presentationIn this report, an exceptional case of infantile myofibromatosis is described in which rectal prolapse and sigmoid colo-colonic intussusception were the initial presentations of colorectal involvement in a 2-month-old premature female infant.ConclusionTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reporting rectal prolapse and the second case documenting intussusception secondary to gastrointestinal involvement by infantile myofibromatosis.
Highlights
Infantile myofibromatosis is a rare mesenchymal disorder of infancy that can extensively involve the viscera including the gastrointestinal tract.Case presentation: In this report, an exceptional case of infantile myofibromatosis is described in which rectal prolapse and sigmoid colo-colonic intussusception were the initial presentations of colorectal involvement in a 2-month-old premature female infant
Visceral involvement occurs in 40% of generalized cases [2]
The gastrointestinal tract is a common site of visceral involvement and the most common clinical presentation is diarrhea
Summary
Infantile myofibromatosis is a rare mesenchymal disorder of infancy that can extensively involve the viscera including the gastrointestinal tract.Case presentation: In this report, an exceptional case of infantile myofibromatosis is described in which rectal prolapse and sigmoid colo-colonic intussusception were the initial presentations of colorectal involvement in a 2-month-old premature female infant. The gastrointestinal tract is a common site of visceral involvement and the most common clinical presentation is diarrhea. We describe an exceptional case of IM that occurred in a premature infant with multiple skin and soft tissue nodular lesions.
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