Acute hemorrhagic necrotizing enterocolitis in children
Acute hemorrhagic necrotizing enterocolitis (intestinal necrosis) is a digestive system emergency characterized by acute, extensive, hemorrhagic, necrotizing inflammation of the small intestine. It is also called acute necrotizing enterocolitis or segmental enteritis. It is associated with infection with type C Bacillus perfringens. Clinically, it is characterized by sudden onset, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and blood in the stool. The onset is rapid and the condition changes rapidly. Most children have severe symptoms, often accompanied by shock, and the mortality rate is extremely high. If the diagnosis is delayed or the treatment is inappropriate, the child may die within a few days.