Neutropenic enterocolitis (NE) is a rare form of inflammatory colitis seen in severely neutropenic patients. Patients with NE typically have severe neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count [ANC] <500/mm) in the setting of exposure to cytotoxic chemotherapy. Taxanes have traditionally been associated with NE, but there has been a growing amount of literature, linking a variety of other chemotherapeutic agents.
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