LYMPHOID NODULAR HYPERPLASIA

George Gershman (2012), “Practical pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy”.

Lesion: Six-year-old boy with recurrent

ileocolonic intussusceptions. Intra -operative ileoscopy revealed highly enlarged (> 4 mm) lymphoid follicles with multiple petechiae in the terminal ileum.

Four week treatment with oral prednisone was successful with complete resolution of lymphoid nodular hyperplasia and recurrent abdominal pain.