title: Disappearance of mesenteric lymphadenopathy with gluten-free diet in celiac sprue.
abstract: In an adult patient with untreated celiac sprue, mesenteric lymphadenopathy was detected by computerized tomography (CT). Although malignant lymphoma was suspected, the nodes disappeared after treatment with a gluten-free diet, as was documented by CT follow-up. This report demonstrates that mesenteric lymphadenopathy in celiac sprue might be benign. With the increased use of CT investigation, findings like these may be encountered more often.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: de Boer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maas
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Tytgat
mesh_terms: D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000178:diet therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005983:Glutens / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005983:Glutens