Chapter 11 – Case 1

History:
Eleven-year-old boy with history of acute lymphocytic leukemia, who has been treated with chemotherapeutic agents, presented with fever and abdominal pain.

Questions:

1. Based on the imaging findings in the following figures what is the most likely diagnosis?




A. Crohns disease
B. Amoebic colitis
C. Typhlitis
D. Ulcerative colitis of the cecum
E. Adenocarcinoma of the cecum
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References:
1. Stringer DA. Infection and inflammation. In: Pediatric Gastrointestinal Imaging, 3rd edn. Mosby Company, St Louis, Missouri: 404-6.
2. Parker BR. Abdomen and gastrointestinal tract. In: Kuhn JP, Slovis TL, Haller JO. Caffey’s: Pediatric diagnostic imaging. Mosby Company. Philadephia: 1679-81

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