title: Mesenteric panniculitis presenting with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia.
abstract: Mesenteric panniculitis is a rare idiopathic inflammatory disorder that can lead to sclerosis. We describe a patient with mesenteric panniculitis presenting with abdominal symptoms and autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. The symptoms remitted after splenectomy and gradual steroid taper. This may suggest an autoimmune component in the aetiology of mesenteric panniculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Landspítali University Hospital, Hringbraut, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland.
authors.forename: Brynjar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vidarsson
authors.forename: Páll
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matthíasson
authors.forename: Bjarni A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Agnarsson
authors.forename: Páll T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Onundarson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone