Clostridium septicum infection in neutropenic enterocolitis

A 36-year-old woman developed neutropenia following chemotherapy for inoperable carcinoma of the cervix. She suffered acute abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and peritonitis of rapid onset. The right hemicolon and 15cm of terminal ileum was resected at laparotomy and this showed marked edema of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pathology 1988, Vol.20 (2), p.194-197
Hauptverfasser:	Yeong, Mee Ling, Nicholson, Gordon I.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Agranulocytosis - complications Agranulocytosis - pathology Cecum - microbiology Clostridium Infections - complications Clostridium Infections - pathology Clostridium septicum enterocolitis Enterocolitis - complications Enterocolitis - pathology Female Humans Neutropenia Neutropenia - complications Neutropenia - pathology
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