Pneumatosis intestinalis in a corticosteroid-dependent child

J Emerg Med. 2015 May;48(5):607-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.053. Epub 2015 Feb 26.

Authors

Andrea T Cruz¹, Bindi J Naik-Mathuria², George S Bisset³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ Department of Pediatric Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 25726256
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.053

No abstract available

Keywords: benign pneumatosis; chronic corticosteroids; pneumoperitoneum.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology*
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects
Child
Colonic Diseases / complications*
Colonic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / complications*
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / diagnostic imaging
Radiography

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones