Pseudomembranous enterocolitis--a potentially lethal disease.
The cases of nine children with pseudomembranous enterocolitis, five of whom died, are reported here. Six had prior antibiotic therapy, and in eight there were other diseases present that were considered to contribute to the development of this disease. Awareness of this condition, which requires aggressive medical and surgical management, is discussed.
Azmy
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland.
Raine
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Young
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male