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Typhlitis

Known as: caecitis, Typhlitis [Disease/Finding], cecity 
Necrotizing inflammation of the CECUM ("typhlon" in Greek), sometimes spreading to the APPENDIX and/or the ILEUM. Symptoms include ABDOMINAL PAIN and… 
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Neutropenic Typhlitis

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2017
2017
Rothia mucilaginosa Bacteremia and Subsequent Typhlitis in a Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Rothia mucilaginosa is a gram-positive coccobacilli that is part of the normal flora of the human oropharynx and upper… 
2015
2015
Embolisation for caecal bleeding in a child with typhlitis
A 16-year-old girl being treated for a relapse of promyelocytic leukaemia developed typhlitis of the caecum and ascending colon… 
2013
2013
Rare Parasitic Infection in a Child with Neuroblastoma
We report a two-year old boy with neuroblastoma, from immigrant parents, who during chemotherapy complained for abdominal pain… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Management of Neutropenic Colitis
Neutropenic colitis is a potentially life-threatening condition with an incidence of approximately 6% and a prevalence of 1-15… 
2004
2004
Idiopathic Perforated Cecitis Mistaken as Perforated Appendicitis.
The cecal perforation is very rare in pediatrics. Our center has experienced a 7-year-old girl with idiopathic perforated cecitis… 
2000
2000
Typhlitis as a presenting manifestation of acute myelogenous leukemia.
We describe a case of typhlitis with onset before diagnosis of acute myelogenous leukemia or initiation of chemotherapy… 
1998
1998
Skip Lesions in Ulcerative Colitis
To the Editor:I read with interest the article by Geert D’Haens et al., titled “Patchy Cecal Inflammation Associated With Distal… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Cytomegalovirus colitis in AIDS: radiographic findings in 11 patients.
Radiographic findings in 11 proved cases of cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis were reviewed and correlated with colonoscopic and… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Typhlitis: a treatable complication of acute leukemia therapy.
Heretofore, pseudomembranous enterocolitis, or more specifically typhlitis, occurring as a complication of the cytotoxic… 
1939
1939
Chronic Ulcerative Cecitis in the Rat