Typhlitis

Typhlitis, is a rarely seen acute complication of neutropenia, also known as neutropenic enterocolitis or iliocecumal syndrome. It also is often associated with leukemia and lymphoma. It is often characterized as segmental ulcerations in the cecum and ascending colon that may result in necrosis, perforation and septicemia. Typhlitis is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates.
Typhlitis