Journal of Hematology, ISSN 1927-1212 print, 1927-1220 online, Open Access
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Review

Volume 12, Number 2, April 2023, pages 59-65

Neutropenic Enterocolitis: An Uncommon, but Fearsome Complication of Leukemia

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. CT image of a 27-year-old man with relapsed and refractory AML with neutropenic enterocolitis, presenting with right lower quadrant mass. CT: computed tomography; AML: acute myeloid leukemia.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Sign of pneumatosis intestinalis in the same patient.

Table

Table 1. Differential Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain in Neutropenic Patients [26]
 
CMV: cytomegalovirus.
CMV colitis
C. difficile colitis
Leukemic infiltrates of the bowel
Graft-versus-host disease
Ischemic colitis
Cholangitis
Cholecystitis
Acute appendicitis
Bowel obstruction
Autoimmune colitis due to check point inhibitors