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A phosphene is the perception of light without light actually entering the eye, for instance caused by pressure applied to the closed eyes.A phenomenon that could be entoptical if the eyelashes are considered to be part of the eye is seeing light diffracted through the eyelashes. The phenomenon appears as one or more light disks crossed by dark blurry lines (the shadows of the lashes), each having fringes of spectral colour. The disk shape is given by the circular aperture of the pupil. See also
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Neutropenic enterocolitis is inflammation of the cecum (part of the large intestine) that may be associated with infection. It is particularly associated with neutropenia, a low level of neutrophil granulocytes (the most common form of white blood cells) in the blood. Signs and symptoms
Signs and symptoms of typhlitis may include diarrhea, a distended abdomen, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain or tenderness. Cause
The condition is usually caused by Gram-positive enteric commensal bacteria of the gut (gut flora). Clostridium difficile is a species of Gram-positive bacteria that commonly causes severe diarrhea and other intestinal diseases when competing bacteria are wiped out by antibiotics, causing pseudomembranous colitis, whereas Clostridium septicum is responsible for most cases of neutropenic enterocolitis.Typhlitis most commonly occurs in immunocompromised patients, such as those undergoing chemotherapy,  patients with AIDS, kidney transplant patients, or the elderly. Diagnosis
Typhlitis is diagnosed with a radiograph CT scan showing thickening of the cecum and "fat stranding". Treatment
Typhlitis is a medical emergency and requires prompt management. Untreated typhlitis has a poor prognosis, particularly if associated with pneumatosis intestinalis (air in the bowel wall) and/or bowel perforation, and has significant morbidity unless promptly recognized and aggressively treated.Successful treatment hinges on:
Early diagnosis provided by a high index of suspicion and the use of CT scanning
Nonoperative treatment for uncomplicated cases
Empiric antibiotics, particularly if the patient is neutropenic or at other risk of infection.In rare cases of prolonged neutropenia and complications such as bowel perforation, neutrophil transfusions can be considered but have not been studied in a randomized control trial.