Pseudomembranous colitis in sickle cell disease responding to exchange transfusion.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of ischemic colitis with pseudomembrane formation in a 6 1/2-year-old boy with sickle cell disease that responded to medical management including exchange transfusion. This case was not associated with Clostridium difficile infection but with an elevation of serum levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha. This rare complication of sickle cell disease has been reported only in adults.
Medical subject headings
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
- Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood