Neutropenic enterocolitis

Neutropenic enterocolitis, also known as typhlitis, is an inflammation of the cecum (part of the large intestine) that may be associated with infection. It is particularly associated with neutropenia, a low level of neutrophil granulocytes (the most common form of white blood cells) in the blood.

Typhlitis is a kind of neutropenic enterocolitis. Typhlitis is neutropenic enterocolitis of the ileocecal region, but neutropenic enterocolitis can include other parts of the small intestine and large intestine.