title: Recurrent necrotizing jejunitis in a child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taufiq
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernanz-Schulman
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Wheeler
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Teague
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Polk
mesh_terms: 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