Diseases

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

ENTEROCOLITIS with extensive ulceration (ULCER) and NECROSIS. It is observed primarily in LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANT.

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ENTEROCOLITIS with extensive ulceration (ULCER) and NECROSIS. It is observed primarily in LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANT.

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  • Enterocolitis, Necrotizing

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1999; use ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS 1980-1998

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Previous Indexing

  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous (1966-1998)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020345. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020345
  2. Necrotizing Enterocolitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrotizing_enterocolitis
  3. Necrotizing Enterocolitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10859678