TY - JOUR
T1 - Diverticulitis in the neutropenic patient
AU - Vellanki, Meghana
AU - Sethi, Sajiv
AU - Nanjappa, Sowmya
AU - Greene, John N.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Diverticulitis is a common gastrointestinal disease; however, it is rarely described in patients with immunosuppression. Neutropenic patients who present with fever and gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding are suspected to have Clostridium difficile colitis or typhlitis. However, a third possibility, diverticulitis, should be considered and can lead to complications of perforation and sepsis. Acute diverticulitis in the setting of neutropenia is rarely reported in the literature. We present 2 cases of diverticulitis in neutropenic patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
AB - Diverticulitis is a common gastrointestinal disease; however, it is rarely described in patients with immunosuppression. Neutropenic patients who present with fever and gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding are suspected to have Clostridium difficile colitis or typhlitis. However, a third possibility, diverticulitis, should be considered and can lead to complications of perforation and sepsis. Acute diverticulitis in the setting of neutropenia is rarely reported in the literature. We present 2 cases of diverticulitis in neutropenic patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
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U2 - 10.1097/IPC.0000000000000526
DO - 10.1097/IPC.0000000000000526
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85023762064
VL - 26
SP - 50
EP - 52
JO - Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
JF - Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
SN - 1056-9103
IS - 1
ER -