Abstract

RUIZ GARCIA, S.; YEDRA ALCARAZ, M.; ORTEGA, N.  and  VILLARINOS VIVAS, M. A.. Inusual presentation of mesenteric panniculitis. An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2007, vol.24, n.8, pp.393-395. ISSN 0212-7199.

Mesenteric Panniculitis is an inflammatory process, not tumoral, of the adipose tissue of the mesentery. There are documented several ways of clinical presentation, from asymptomatic until abdominal pain, affectation of general condition and loose weight. Excepcionally it is declared like only fever. Several treatments have been used, including colchicine, dapsone or corticosteroids associated or not with inmunosupresants, but there are no prospective controlled studies to define appropiate treatment; moreover, there are cases of regresion without specific therapy. Below we present the case of a patient affected for mesenteric panniculitis which the one clinical manifestation is fever predominance evening. The treatment with oral corticosteroids, for 2 years, resulted in the disappearance of the clinica.

Keywords : Mesenteric paniculitis; Mesenteritis retráctil; Fiebre de origen desconocido.

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