Mondo Description A fulminating disease of neonates in which there is extensive mucosal ulceration, pseudomembrane formation, submucosal hemorrhage, and necrosis usually of the right colon, cecum, terminal ileum, and appendix, possibly due to perinatal intestinal ischemia and bacterial invasion. Progression can lead to necrosis, perforation and/or scarring of the intestinal tract.
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This disease has been annotated by GARD as a rare disease.
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DOID:8677
GARD:0009767
SCTID:397729009
MONDO:0004639
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