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Clinical Characteristics and Pathogenesis of Typhlitis in Childhood Non-Lymphocytic Leukemia-Considerations on Clinical Mangement with Report of Two Cases and Literature Review.
Do Hyun Kim, Sung Oh Kim, Soo Yup Lee, In Joon Seol, Hahng Lee, Chong Moo Park, Poong Man Jung, Seok Chol Jeon, Young Hyeh Ko, Jung Dal Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1988;31(5):607-620.   Published online May 31, 1988
The treatment of acute leukemia in childhood has been increasingly successful due to progression of chemotherapeutics and other supportive care. Improved survival rates in acute childhood leukemia have been associated with an increasing number of complications in the gastrointestinal tract. Typhlitis also known as ileocecal syndrome is a necrotizing inflammation of the cecum in leukemic patients on chemotherapy in the terminal stage of the...
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