Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Sepsis, and Diarrhea Due to Cow’s Milk Allergy in A Full-Term Infant with Hypothyroidism
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Cow’s milk allergy, hypothyroidism, necrotizing enterocolitis, neonate, sepsisAbstract
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains one of the most common gastrointestinal diseases in neonates, with high morbidity and mortality. An 8-day-old full-term baby girl was admitted with an initial diagnosis of sepsis and acute diarrhea due to a cow’s milk allergy. Her condition worsened on the 4th day of hospitalization with abdominal distention, bradypnea, and vomiting. An abdominal x-ray showed increased bowel gas. She had a slightly lowered FT4. The findings met Bell’s criteria for the diagnosis of NEC. After being given meropenem and levothyroxine for 7 days, she was discharged on the 12th day of hospitalization in good condition. NEC is allegedly to be a multifactorial disease, with predisposing factors of cow’s milk formula (CMF) feeding or not breast-fed since birth, sepsis, and hypothyroidism. The combination of clinical symptoms, radiologic findings, and risk factor tracing is important in the diagnosis and management of NEC.
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