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Neutropenic enterocolitis
Other namesTyphlitis, typhlenteritis, caecitis, cecitis
SpecialtyGeneral surgery

Neutropenic enterocolitis, also known as typhlitis, is an inflammation of the cecum (part of the large intestine) that may be associated with infection.[1] It is particularly associated with neutropenia, a low level of neutrophil granulocytes (the most common form of white blood cells) in the blood.

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