RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58101134
T1 Small Intestine, Infectious Diseases
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58101134
RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Infection  leads  to  acute  enteritis  (acute  inflammation  of  the  small  intestine)  and  mesenteric  lymphadenitis  (inflammation  of  regional  small  intestinal  lymph  nodes)•  Small  intestinal  infections  often  mimic  surgical  conditions  of  the  abdomen  such  as  acute  appendicitis•  May  also  cause  complications  (such  as  perforation  or  bleeding)  that  require  surgical  intervention