A rare case of intusscusception in a 6-month-old baby

A rare case of intusscusception in a 6-month-old baby

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This case report discusses the clinical presentation, imaging findings, and cmpk bolus successful management of a rare case of intussusception in a 6-month-old female infant referred to a regional hospital in Ghana.The patient presented with vomiting, lethargy, fever, and currant jelly stool.Differential diagnoses considered included Merkel diverticulum, volvulus, lymphadenopathy, and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.

Ultrasound imaging revealed a concentric lesion with characteristic signs of intussusception.Ileo-caeco coli intussusception was confirmed as the diagnosis.Surgical management was used for this patient.

The postsurgery phase was without any costume goatee complications.The patient recovered well and was discharged with a switch to oral medications.Infant intussusception is still a disease with a low morbidity rate.