Mesenteric adenitis

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(Gastroenterology & nutrition) Paediatrics Mapa Mental sobre Mesenteric adenitis, creado por v.djabatey el 07/01/2014.
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Mesenteric adenitis
  1. mimics acute appendicitis
    1. usually the result of an intercurrent viral infection
      1. typical presentation
        1. fever
          1. malaise
            1. central abdominal pain
            2. diagnosis
              1. definitive only if
                1. at laparotomy or laparoscopy
                  1. large mesenteric nodes are seen
                    1. appendix is normal
                  2. period of observation usually necessary
                    1. w/ MeA sx remain static or improve (cw appendicitis)
                  3. accounts for the majority of children who undergo normal appendicectomy
                    1. after surgery post-op course is uneventful
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