title: [Mesenteric panniculitis simulating Crohn disease].
abstract: Mesenteric panniculitis is a rare disease involving the adipose tissue of the mesentery. We report a case of a 27-year-old woman with mesenteric panniculitis, who presented clinical and radiological features mimicking Crohn's disease. In the outcome, she presented a small bowel perforation, unusual in this pathology, and an annexial involvement. This case reminds us of the role of sepsis and repeated abdominal surgery in relation to the pathogenesis of mesenteric panniculitis. We report the first case of mesenteric panniculitis mimicking Crohn's disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastro-entérologie, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benamouzig
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guettier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amouroux
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coste
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benichou
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Potet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rautureau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors