Severe Anal and Abdominal Pain Due to Typhlitis in a Leukemic Patient

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Severe Anal and Abdominal Pain Due to Typhlitis in a Leukemic Patient Eman M.S. Nada, MD, Ali N. Alshoaiby, CABA, Ahmad S. Alaskar, FRCPC, FACP, Ali N. Khan, FRCS, FRCP, FRCR Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 34, Issue 5, Pages 457-459 (November 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.07.003 Copyright © 2007 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Axial CT scan through the pelvis showing circumferential cecal wall thickening (arrow) suggestive of typhlitis in the said clinical setting. Other CT cuts showed extension of the bowel thickening to the level of the hepatic flexure (not shown). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2007 34, 457-459DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.07.003) Copyright © 2007 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions