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CASE REPORT
Ischaemic enterocolitis complicating idiopathic dysautonomia
  1. J M Woodwarda,
  2. D S A Sandersb,
  3. M R Keighleyc,
  4. R N Allana
  1. aDepartment of Medicine, bDepartment of Pathology, cDepartment of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
  1. Dr J M Woodward, Department of Anatomy, Medical School, Birmingham University, Vincent Drive, Edgbaston,Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.

Abstract

A previously fit 23 year old adult male who presented with a sudden onset of profound autonomic neuropathy, for which no cause could be found, is described. The patient subsequently developed ischaemic enterocolitis that ultimately necessitated colectomy and subtotal enterectomy. Potential neural and humoral mechanisms are discussed.

  • ischaemic enterocolitis
  • idiopathic dysautonomia

https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.43.2.285

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