A right lower abdominal mass due to Yersinia mesenteric lymphadenitis.
We report the case of a 14-year-old female with Yersinia mesenteric lymphadenitis presenting as a right lower abdominal mass. Although such cases are very rare, Yersinia infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a right lower abdominal mass.
Sue
K
K
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Iizuka Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Nishimi
T
T
Yamada
T
T
Kamimura
T
T
Matsuo
Y
Y
Tanaka
N
N
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008640:Mesenteric Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*