title: Suspected fetal onset of neonatal transient eosinophilic colitis and development of respiratory distress.
abstract: Neonatal transient eosinophilic colitis (NTEC) is a new disease concept within eosinophilic gastroenteritis, which was proposed by Ohtsuka et al. It causes hematochezia as a result of eosinophilia, in neonates who have not yet started to receive enteral nutrition, although the whole-body status of the infant is in fact relatively good. To date, there have been no reports of this disease in which abnormalities were noted during gestation, and the clinical phenomena surrounding it, along with any complications, are not yet clear. We encountered a suspected case of NTEC causing respiratory distress with aspiration of hematochezia, in which dilated bowel was noted during gestation. This case indicates that NTEC may occur at the fetal stage and be complicated by respiratory distress.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors: Katsunori
authors: K
authors: Tanaka
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors: Shigeki
authors: S
authors: Koshida
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors: Takahide
authors: T
authors: Yanagi
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors: Hidemi
authors: H
authors: Tsutsui
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors: Sayuri
authors: S
authors: Nakahara
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors: Ouki
authors: O
authors: Furukawa
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors: Shunichiro
authors: S
authors: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004751:Enteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005315:Fetal Diseases; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008471:Meconium Aspiration Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
keywords: distended fetal bowel; eosinophilia; hematochezia; meconium aspiration syndrome; neonatal transient eosinophilic colitis