Neutropenic enterocolitis (typhlitis) in a pediatric renal transplant patient. A case report and review of the literature.
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Journal Article (Review)
NE (typhlitis) is a potentially life-threatening disease process characterized by bowel wall edema, ulceration, and hemorrhage in an immunosuppressed patient. We report a 15-year-old boy status post deceased donor renal transplantation who presented with fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Laboratory studies revealed neutropenia 5 days prior to admission, and abdominal computed tomography revealed bowel wall thickening in the cecum consistent with NE. He was treated with piperacillin-tazobactam and gentamicin and recovered. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of NE in a pediatric kidney transplant recipient.
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Duke Authors
- Foreman, John William
- Gbadegesin, Rasheed Adebayo
- McGann, Kathleen Anne
- Nagaraj, Shashi Kumar
- Wigfall, Delbert Raye
Cited Authors
- Pelletier, JH; Nagaraj, S; Gbadegesin, R; Wigfall, D; McGann, KA; Foreman, J
Published Date
- September 2017
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 21 / 6
PubMed ID
- 28664544
Pubmed Central ID
- 28664544
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1399-3046
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1111/petr.13022
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Denmark