TY - JOUR
T1 - Pseudomembranous and neutropenic enterocolitis in pediatric oncology patients
AU - van de Wetering, M. D.
AU - Kuijpers, T. W.
AU - Taminiau, J. A. J. M.
AU - ten Kate, F. J. W.
AU - Caron, H. N.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Neutropenic enterocolitis in oncological patients represents a wide spectrum of clinicopathological pictures each with its own entity. Early diagnosis of enterocolitis can lead to improved supportive care and therefore better outcome. We present two cases-patient A, a child with pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile, and patient B, a child with neutropenic enterocolitis, where no organism was found. By allowing an insight into the pathology, immunology and culture results, we demonstrated that early diagnosis leads to improved management and therefore improved outcome
AB - Neutropenic enterocolitis in oncological patients represents a wide spectrum of clinicopathological pictures each with its own entity. Early diagnosis of enterocolitis can lead to improved supportive care and therefore better outcome. We present two cases-patient A, a child with pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile, and patient B, a child with neutropenic enterocolitis, where no organism was found. By allowing an insight into the pathology, immunology and culture results, we demonstrated that early diagnosis leads to improved management and therefore improved outcome
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-003-0483-3
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-003-0483-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 12768402
SN - 0941-4355
VL - 11
SP - 581
EP - 586
JO - Supportive Care in Cancer
JF - Supportive Care in Cancer
IS - 9
ER -