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Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Term Neonate Following Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy

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A term baby with severe BO isoimmunization was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin. Shortly after the completion of the infusion, the baby developed clinical and radiological signs of necrotizing enterocolitis, with intestinal perforation and massive hemorrhagic ascites, resulting in the death of the baby.

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  1. Neonatal Unit, Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P O Box 35, Al Khod, Muscat, 123, Sultanate of Oman

    Lalitha Krishnan

  2. Department of Haematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PO Box 35, PC 123, Al Khod, Muscat, Oman

    Anil Pathare

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Krishnan, L., Pathare, A. Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Term Neonate Following Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy. Indian J Pediatr 78, 743–744 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-010-0334-4

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