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Necrotizing enterocolitis in a 16‐day‐old, term neonate
Author(s) -
Gill Davinder
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01453.x
Subject(s) - medicine , necrotizing enterocolitis , presentation (obstetrics) , enterocolitis , pediatrics , bloody , term (time) , surgery , physics , quantum mechanics
Necrotizing enterocolitis in a term neonate is a rare presentation to the ED. Prompt diagnosis and management is critical because of its rarity and the reported mortality of 5–20%. We report a case of necrotizing enterocolitis in a term neonate who presented at 16 days of age with bloody stool.