Mesenteric adenitis

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Paediatrics (Gastroenterology & nutrition) Mapa Mental sobre Mesenteric adenitis, criado por v.djabatey em 07-01-2014.
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Resumo de Recurso

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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