title: Neutropenic enterocolitis.
abstract: Neutropenic enterocolitis is an acute syndrome characterized by cecal and ascending colon inflammation that may progress to necrosis and perforation. It is most often associated with leukemia but has also been described in patients with solid tumors, multiple myeloma, aplastic anemia, AIDS, and cyclic neutropenia. Medical management usually suffices, but surgical intervention may be required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 620 John Paul Jones Circle, Portsmouth, VA 23708, USA. mfbavaro@pnh10.med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Mary F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Bavaro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed