TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful medical management of neutropenic enterocolitis in adults with acute leukemia
AU - O’Brien, Susan
AU - Kantarjian, Hagop M.
AU - Anaissie, Elias
AU - Dodd, Gerald
AU - Bodey, Gerald P.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1987/10
Y1 - 1987/10
N2 - Seven adults with acute leukemia had a clinical and radiologic diagnosis of neutropenic enterocolitis. Six of the seven patients had granulocyte counts less than 500/µl. All seven patients responded to intensive medical therapy, including bowel rest, broad spectrum antibiotics, and white blood cell transfusions, and recovered from the neutropenic enterocolitis without surgical intervention. We discuss the clinical spectrum of neutropenic enterocolitis and the favorable results of medical therapy.
AB - Seven adults with acute leukemia had a clinical and radiologic diagnosis of neutropenic enterocolitis. Six of the seven patients had granulocyte counts less than 500/µl. All seven patients responded to intensive medical therapy, including bowel rest, broad spectrum antibiotics, and white blood cell transfusions, and recovered from the neutropenic enterocolitis without surgical intervention. We discuss the clinical spectrum of neutropenic enterocolitis and the favorable results of medical therapy.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007611-198710000-00008
DO - 10.1097/00007611-198710000-00008
M3 - Article
C2 - 3477870
AN - SCOPUS:0023638081
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 80
SP - 1233
EP - 1235
JO - Southern Medical Journal
JF - Southern Medical Journal
IS - 10
ER -