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Descriptor
English
:
Typhlitis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tiflitis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tiflite
Synonyms
English
:
Cecitis
Neutropenic Typhlitis
Typhlitis, Neutropenic
Tree Number:
C01.463.850
C06.405.205.596.750.500
C06.405.469.110.708
Definition
English
:
Necrotizing
inflammation
of the CECUM ("typhlon" in Greek), sometimes spreading to the
APPENDIX
and/or the ILEUM. Symptoms include
ABDOMINAL PAIN
and
DIARRHEA
. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial.
Typhlitis
is often associated with
NEUTROPENIA
and chemotherapy in immunocompromised individuals (
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST
).
See Related
English
:
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
Enterocolitis, Neutropenic
History Note
English
:
2007 (2004)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
52103
Unique Identifier:
D053706
Occurrence in VHL
:
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