A case of mesenteric lymphadenitis with long-acting symptom, showing marked response to corticosteroid

A 17-year-old girl who had right lower abdominal pain with multiple swelling of lymph nodes in the ileocecal region and she was admitted to a neighboring hospital. Since there was no improvement of condition with antibiotic resistance, we were consulted. Lymph node biopsy under laparoscopy demonstra...

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Published in:	Nippon Shōkakibyō Gakkai zasshi Vol. 104; no. 9; p. 1371
Main Authors:	Ikeda, Yuichiro, Ikeda, Yoshifumi, Nakai, Takashi, Sano, Koji, Ueda, Wataru, Aoki, Tetsuya, Kawasaki, Yasuko, Kioka, Kiyohide, Oka, Hiroko, Okawa, Kiyotaka, Hai, Eisyu, Inoue, Takeshi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan 01-09-2007
Subjects:	Administration, Oral Adolescent Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use Drug Administration Routes Female Humans Mesenteric Lymphadenitis - drug therapy Mesenteric Lymphadenitis - physiopathology Prednisolone - administration & dosage
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Summary:	A 17-year-old girl who had right lower abdominal pain with multiple swelling of lymph nodes in the ileocecal region and she was admitted to a neighboring hospital. Since there was no improvement of condition with antibiotic resistance, we were consulted. Lymph node biopsy under laparoscopy demonstrated nonspecific findings. She then developed erythema nodosum, suggesting the presence of autoimmune etiology. Treatment with systemic corticosteroid resulted in symptomatic improvement. Mesenteric lymphadenitis like this case is rare.
ISSN:	0446-6586