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Query: UMLS:C0000727 (acute abdomen)
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A 77-yr-old man who had received systemic steroids for more than 6 yr presented with an acute abdomen. Laparotomy revealed an ulcerative jejunitis with purulent peritonitis. The patient underwent resection of involved bowel followed by a 10-day course of aciclovir, with excellent results. Pathologic examination showed a necrotizing enteritis with intranuclear inclusions typical of Herpesvirus that reacted immunocytochemically with antibodies to herpes simplex virus types I and II. A rising herpes simplex virus serum antibody titer confirmed the diagnosis. Intestinal herpes infection with perforation should be added to the list of complications from herpes simplex in the immunocompromised patient.
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PMID:Intestinal herpes simplex infection presenting with intestinal perforation. 141 8

A 12-year-old boy with Lennox syndrome presented with an acute abdomen and a history of progressive abdominal pain and vomiting over 3 weeks. The uncommon finding in this case was a foreign body detected in a lower loop of the jejunum causing radiological and clinical signs of jejunitis/ileitis. The foreign body had to be removed surgically and turned out to be a hard (originally soft) plastic part of a towel rack.
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PMID:Uncommon case of a foreign body ingestion with consecutive small-bowel obstruction in a child. 1534 70