neutropenic typhlitis

neutropenic typhlitis
former name for necrotizing enterocolitis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • necrotizing enterocolitis — a serious disease affecting the bowel during the first three weeks of life; it is much more common in preterm birth babies. The abdomen distends and blood and mucus appear in the stools; the bowel may perforate. Treatment is to rest the bowel and …   Medical dictionary

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