Recurrent necrotizing jejunitis in a child.
We report the case of a 5-year-old boy with segmental necrotizing jejunitis, present a review of the literature including a single previously described North American child, and give evidence to document disease recurrence. This uncommon disease must be differentiated from Crohn disease because the treatment and prognosis are different.
Taufiq
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Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Hernanz-Schulman
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Wheeler
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Morgan
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Teague
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Polk
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D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery