Table 2.
Elhalaby Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis score
| Score | |
|---|---|
| History | |
| Diarrhoea with explosive stool | 2 |
| Diarrhoea with foul smelling stool | 2 |
| Diarrhoea with bloody stool | 1 |
| Previous history of enterocolitis | 1 |
| Physical examination | |
| Explosive discharge of gas and stool on rectal examination | 2 |
| Distended abdomen | 2 |
| Decreased peripheral perfusion | 1 |
| Lethargy | 1 |
| Fever | 1 |
| Radiology | |
| Multiple air fluid levels | 1 |
| Dilated loops of bowel | 1 |
| Saw tooth appearance with irregular mucosal lining | 1 |
| Cut off sign in recto-sigmoid with absence of distal air | 1 |
| Pneumatosis | 1 |
| Laboratory | |
| Leukocytosis | 1 |
| Shift to left | 1 |