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Enteritis with pneumatosis intestinalis following rotavirus immunisation in an infant with short bowel syndrome

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Rotavirus vaccines now form part of the national immunisation schedule in many countries. Contraindications to its use are few but do not currently include infants with short bowel syndrome (SBS).… Click to show full abstract

Rotavirus vaccines now form part of the national immunisation schedule in many countries. Contraindications to its use are few but do not currently include infants with short bowel syndrome (SBS). We present a nearly 3-month-old boy with SBS who developed enteritis with pneumatosis intestinalis following administration of the Rotarix vaccine.

Keywords: short bowel; pneumatosis intestinalis; intestinalis following; bowel syndrome; rotavirus; enteritis pneumatosis

Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2017

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