The etiology of small and fresh rectal bleeding in not-sick neonates: Should we initially suspect food protein-induced proctocolitis?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1845-1849

  Jang, Hyo Jeong ^a   Kim, Ae Suk ^b   Hwang, Jin Bok ^a  

^a Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Food allergy; Food protein induced proctocolitis; Neonate; Rectal bleeding

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROTHROMBIN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD PROTEIN INDUCED PROCTOCOLITIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC NEONATAL TRANSIENT COLITIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT FEEDING; LAMINA PROPRIA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOCOLITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROVOCATION TEST; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; URINALYSIS; ALGORITHM; BIOPSY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MILK ALLERGY; PATHOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; PROCTOCOLITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 84879154689     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1825-2     Document Type: Article

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