Early recognition, prompt treatment important in managing pediatric enterocolitis

Early recognition and prompt administration of antibiotics are important factors in managing neutropenic enterocolitis, a common and potentially life-threatening condition that can befall pediatric patients with cancer, a review found.Neutropenic enterocolitis can also affect adults but is most common among children receiving myelotoxic therapy for cancer or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to the authors of the review.With the potential to affect the entirety of a colon, bowel or rectum, the disease could “delay chemotherapy, affect nutrition, require prolongedRead More

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