Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) following severe traumatic brain injury.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of pneumatosis intestinalis complicated with sorbitol containing medicines.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Clinical course and literature review.


METHODS
Chart review.


RESULTS
Large amount of sorbital may cause a reversible gastrointestinal complication, pneumatosis intestinalis.


CONCLUSIONS
In the assessment of enteral abnormalities, all components of medications, active and 'inactive', must be evaluated as possible aetiological factors of pneumatosis intestinalis.
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Division of Child Development and Rehabilitation Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4388, USA. kim@email.chop.edu
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D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*
D013549:Sweetening Agents; D013012:Sorbitol