Sonographic diagnosis of neutropenic typhlitis

Five immunosuppressed patients with neutropenic typhlitis were studied with sonography. In four, sonography was the imaging technique that first suggested the diagnosis. In each case, sonography showed thickening of the right colon wall (1-2.5 cm) with low- or high-level echoes. Serial sonograms wer...

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Published in:	American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 149; no. 4; pp. 731 - 733
Main Authors:	Teefey, SA, Montana, MA, Goldfogel, GA, Shuman, WP
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Leesburg, VA Am Roentgen Ray Soc 01-10-1987 American Roentgen Ray Society
Subjects:	Adult Agranulocytosis - complications Biological and medical sciences Cecal Diseases - diagnosis Cecal Diseases - etiology Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Humans Inflammation - diagnosis Inflammation - etiology Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neutropenia - complications Ultrasonography Sonography Human Right colon Ultrasonic investigation Digestive diseases Hemopathy Colitis Neutropenia
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Summary:	Five immunosuppressed patients with neutropenic typhlitis were studied with sonography. In four, sonography was the imaging technique that first suggested the diagnosis. In each case, sonography showed thickening of the right colon wall (1-2.5 cm) with low- or high-level echoes. Serial sonograms were used to monitor the daily progress of the disease in two patients. Sonography appears to be a useful tool not only to detect typhlitis in patients with symptoms suggestive of the disease, but also to follow their clinical course.
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ISSN:	0361-803X 1546-3141
DOI:	10.2214/ajr.149.4.731