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Early onset necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature twins
- Source :
- Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine. 10(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Twin infants born at 34 week gestation had frank blood in stools on day three of life on mixed feeds of formula and maternal breast milk. Sepsis work up was negative in these relatively well appearing infants with pneumatosis in the colon on abdominal x-ray. Blood in stools recurred on reintroduction of breast milk in Twin A. Both infants recovered from episodes of bloody stools on amino-acid based formula and were thriving at discharge. Early necrotizing enterocolitis in both twins is rare and has not been reported. Cow's milk protein sensitivity, possibly from in-utero sensitization, could explain non-infectious colitis in these twins, precipitated by formula or breast milk after birth.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Premature twins
Colon
Twins
Breast milk
Gastroenterology
Sepsis
03 medical and health sciences
fluids and secretions
0302 clinical medicine
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
Pregnancy
030225 pediatrics
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Colitis
Age of Onset
Early onset
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Milk protein
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
food and beverages
medicine.disease
Infant Formula
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Radiography
Breast Feeding
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Gestation
Female
Parenteral Nutrition, Total
Milk Hypersensitivity
business
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18784429
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of neonatal-perinatal medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....761cf8fd6bcf956f255625d5d95a3451