Case Report: Massive Intestinal Pneumatosis and Pneumoretroperitoneum Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in a 2-Year-Old Child.

graft versus host disease (GVHD) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation intestinal pneumatosis pneumomediastinum severe combined immunodeficiency

Journal

Frontiers in pediatrics
ISSN: 2296-2360
Titre abrégé: Front Pediatr
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101615492

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2021
Historique:
received: 26 04 2021
accepted: 11 11 2021
entrez: 27 12 2021
pubmed: 28 12 2021
medline: 28 12 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

A 2-year-old boy with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) developed intestinal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), associated with massive intestinal pneumatosis (IP), pneumoretroperitoneum (PRP), and pneumomediastinum. His fair clinical conditions allowed conservative management, with progressive normalization of imaging findings. The patient did not require surgery and is alive and in good clinical conditions at follow-up. In children with GVHD-related IP but good clinical conditions and no signs of peritonitis, IP is not a mandatory indication for surgery, despite its potentially striking imaging features. Conservative management, with intestinal rest, decompression, and antibiotics, often allows regression of the clinical picture.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34956969
doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.700736
pmc: PMC8693778
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

700736

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Contini, Bertocchini, Carta, Merli, Inserra, Bagolan and Morini.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Giorgia Contini (G)

Medical and Surgical Department of the Fetus, Neonate and Infant, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Arianna Bertocchini (A)

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Roberto Carta (R)

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Pietro Merli (P)

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Alessandro Inserra (A)

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Pietro Bagolan (P)

Medical and Surgical Department of the Fetus, Neonate and Infant, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Francesco Morini (F)

Medical and Surgical Department of the Fetus, Neonate and Infant, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

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