Acute typhlitis in an immunocompromised host. Report of an unusual case and review of the literature.
A case of acute typhlitis arising in a neutropenic male is described. Light and electron microscopy reveal findings resembling those of an early stage of malakoplakia. The coexistence of these two uncommon lesions suggests a pathogenetic role in the development of septicemia in immunocompromised hosts.
Hiruki
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Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Fernandes
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B
Ramsay
J
J
Rother
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000473:pathology; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology