Disease or Syndrome
typhlitis Audio
typh·li·tis [ tif-lahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Enterocolitis, Neutropenic; Abdominal Infection; Cecal Diseases
Definitions related to typhlitis:
  • Inflammation of the cecum, usually accompanied by neutropenia.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Necrotizing inflammation of the CECUM ("typhlon" in Greek), sometimes spreading to the APPENDIX and/or the ILEUM. Symptoms include ABDOMINAL PAIN and DIARRHEA. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial. Typhlitis is often associated with NEUTROPENIA and chemotherapy in immunocompromised individuals (IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by necrotizing enterocolitis in neutropenic patients.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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