title: A case of mesenteric lymphadenitis with long-acting symptom, showing marked response to corticosteroid.
abstract: A 17-year-old girl who had right lower abdominal pain with multiple swelling of lymph nodes in the ileocecal region and she was admitted to a neighboring hospital. Since there was no improvement of condition with antibiotic resistance, we were consulted. Lymph node biopsy under laparoscopy demonstrated nonspecific findings. She then developed erythema nodosum, suggesting the presence of autoimmune etiology. Treatment with systemic corticosteroid resulted in symptomatic improvement. Mesenteric lymphadenitis like this case is rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City General Hospital.
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Kiyohide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kioka
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Kiyotaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okawa
authors.forename: Eisyu
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hai
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008640:Mesenteric Lymphadenitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage