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ArticleBMJ case reports2013

Concomitant typhlitis and Clostridium difficile colitis developed after first R-CHOP chemotherapy in a non-Hodgkin lymphoma patient.

Parichart Junpaparp, Saranya Buppajarntham, Fernando Vargas Madueno, Gabor Varadi

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Parichart JunpaparpDepartment of Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. junpapap@einstein.edu
Saranya Buppajarntham
Fernando Vargas Madueno
Gabor Varadi
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Typhlitis or neutropenic enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening condition that occurs in neutropenic patients. Early recognition is crucial owing to high death rate. We present a case of a 54-year-old man, diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma who received a first cycle of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin (doxorubicin), oncovin (vincristine), prednisolone (R-CHOP) chemotherapy 10 days prior presenting. He developed fever, mucositis, watery diarrhoea and right lower quadrant pain with rebound tenderness. He also had neutropenia, with an absolute neutrophil count of zero. CT abdomen confirmed the diagnosis of typhlitis, demonstrating characteristic terminal ileum, caecal and right-sided colon involvement. Moreover, stool PCR was also positive for toxigenic Clostridium difficile. Therefore, the patient was diagnosed with concomitant typhlitis and C difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD). He was empirically treated with intravenous cefepime, intravenous metronidazole and oral vancomycin. His symptoms resolved in 10 days. This case illustrated a successful medical treatment of typhlitis in concomitance with CDAD.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedAnti-Infective AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCefepimeCephalosporinsClostridioides difficileCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinDrug Therapy, CombinationEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousHumansLymphoma, Non-HodgkinMaleMetronidazoleMiddle AgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedAnti-Infective AgentsCefepimeCephalosporinsCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinMetronidazolePrednisoneR-CHOP protocolRituximabVancomycinVincristine

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PMID23598937
PMCPMC3645077
OpenAlexW2036406901

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