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ALLERGIC ENTEROCOLITIS IN A PRETERM BABY

Abstract

We report a case of allergic enterocolitis secondary to cow’s-milk protein allergy in a preterm infant. This syndrome is less common among preterm neonates and is characterized by abdominal distension, vomiting, bloody stools, anxiety, eosinophilia, pneumatosis on abdominal X-rays in severe cases. Differential diagnosis with necrotizing enterocolitis is essential in order to start appropriate treatment.

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Petrova N.A., Treskina N.A., Koroleva N.A., Kurzina E.A., Vagina E.S. ALLERGIC ENTEROCOLITIS IN A PRETERM BABY. Experimental and Clinical Gastroenterology. 2017;(1):88-91. (In Russ.)

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