Mesenteric Adenitis Flashcards
1
Q
What is mesenteric adenitis
A
swollen or inflamed mesenteric lymphnodes in the stomach
2
Q
3 clinical features of Mesenteric Adenitis
A
- Non specific abdominal pain ( V + D )
- Tenderness in the right illiac fossa
- Cervical lymphadenopathy
3
Q
What precedes mesenteric adenitis?
A
A upper resp tract infection
4
Q
Most likely differential for which condition?
A
Appendicits - presents v similarly
5
Q
Investigation for Mesenteric Adenitis
A
- Laprotomy/Laproscopy
- normal appendix shown
- swollen mesenteric lymph nodes
seen on ultrasound
6
Q
Tx
A
No treatment required
