[Severe epithelio-exfoliative colitis in infants. I. Clinical data].
Two cases of colitis with neonatal onset are reported. They were characterized by their severity which made early exclusive parenteral nutrition necessary, by the lack of ulcerations visible at endoscopy and of biological inflammatory signs and by an associated neural deafness. In spite of prolonged digestive and corticosteroid treatment, a colectomy had to be performed in both cases. The specificity of the histologic abnormalities of the colon individualizes this severe colitis in infancy.
D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total
Colite grave épithélio-exfoliative du nourrisson. I. Données cliniques.