Mortal neutropenic enterocolitis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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چکیده
Neutropenic enterocolitis (NE) or typhlitis is a serious complication of anticancer therapy, especially in hematological malignancies. We describe a case of acute lymphoid leukemia presenting the early onset of a syndrome with the clinical features and specific radiological findings of NE during the neutropenic phase.
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