Sonographic signs of neutropenic enterocolitis

Table 1 Frequency of clinical symptoms, laboratory, and microbiological findings in 14 patients with neutropenic enterocolitis.

Clinical symptoms	Frequency
Abdominal pain	14 (100%)
Fever	14 (100%)
Diarrhea	10 (71.4%)
Hypotension	3 (21.4%)
Right lower quadrant pain	10 (71.4%)
Peritonism	6 (42.9%)
Abdominal distension	10 (71.4%)
Vomiting	9 (64.3%)
Bloody diarrhea	6 (42.9%)
Ileus	6 (42.9%)
Reduced clinical condition	12 (85.7%)
Palpable resistance	7 (50%)
Daily bowel movements	4 (1-7)
Laboratory findings
C-reactive protein [mg/dL]	26.3 (6.6-64.0)
Haemoglobin [g/dL]	9.1 (6.9-11.4)
Haematocrit [%]	25.8 (21.1-33.9)
Platelets [/nL]	33 (19-43)
Microbiological findings	6 patients with negative cultures 3 patients with Streptococcus epidermidis in blood culture 2 patients with Enterococcus in blood culture 1 patient with Pseudomonas aeroginosa in blood culture 1 patient with Streptococcus, Enterobacteriaceae, Enterococcus,  and Escherichia coli in blood culture 1 patient1 with Candida albicans in bronchio¬alveolar lavage, Candida glabrata and Entero¬coccus faecium in blood culture, Pseudomonas aeroginosa and Candida albicans in urine culture

¹Patients did not survive.