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Friday, December 14, 2012

Large Bowel

Question: Immunocompromised patient on chemotherapy with right lower quadrant pain, fever, and CT scan demonstrates inflammation of the cecum. Diagnosis? Treatment? Mortality?
Answer: Typhlitis - Antibiotics/NPO, if perforation then requires a right hemicolectomy - 40-50% mortality

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