Neutropenic enterocolitis: Difference between revisions
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== Clinical |
== Clinical Manifestations == |
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* Fever, abdominal pain, and right lower quadrant tenderness with or without peritonitis in the context of [[febrile neutropenia]] |
* Fever, abdominal pain, and right lower quadrant tenderness with or without peritonitis in the context of [[febrile neutropenia]] |
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* May mimic [[appendicitis]] |
* May mimic [[appendicitis]] |
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Revision as of 14:57, 14 July 2020
- Inflammation of right-sided colon in the context of febrile neutropenia
Background
Microbiology
- Includes gut anaerobes
Clinical Manifestations
- Fever, abdominal pain, and right lower quadrant tenderness with or without peritonitis in the context of febrile neutropenia
- May mimic appendicitis
