Hemorrhagic necrosis of the bowel may also be caused by bacterial endotoxin through a Shwartzman phenomenon, as reported in infants 12 and laboratory animals. 13 The intestine in such cases ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an acquired condition of diffuse necrotic injury to the mucosal and submucosal layers of the bowel. It is the most serious gastrointestinal (GI) disorder that ...