Mesenteric Panniculitis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Etiology in a Patient with History of Abdominal Surgery

Mesenteric Panniculitis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Etiology in a Patient with History of Abdominal Surgery

Mesenteric panniculitis is characterized by nonspecific fibrous inflammation of the small bowel mesentery, appendix, and mesoappendix. Clinical course is usually benign and outcome is favorable. We report a case of mesenteric panniculitis presenting as fever of unknown etiology in a patient with his...

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Main Authors: Christopher P. Irwin, Joo B. Lee, Andrew Kim, Ijagha Eme, Christina Schofield, George Mount
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5658039
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spelling doaj-1b66214d52c446dca72b06b550951cd42020-11-24T23:50:15ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362018-01-01201810.1155/2018/56580395658039Mesenteric Panniculitis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Etiology in a Patient with History of Abdominal SurgeryChristopher P. Irwin0Joo B. Lee1Andrew Kim2Ijagha Eme3Christina Schofield4George Mount5Internal Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USAInternal Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USAInternal Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USAInternal Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USAInfectious Disease, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USARheumatology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USAMesenteric panniculitis is characterized by nonspecific fibrous inflammation of the small bowel mesentery, appendix, and mesoappendix. Clinical course is usually benign and outcome is favorable. We report a case of mesenteric panniculitis presenting as fever of unknown etiology in a patient with history of abdominal surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5658039
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Andrew Kim
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George Mount
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Mesenteric Panniculitis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Etiology in a Patient with History of Abdominal Surgery
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
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Joo B. Lee
Andrew Kim
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Christina Schofield
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title Mesenteric Panniculitis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Etiology in a Patient with History of Abdominal Surgery
title_short Mesenteric Panniculitis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Etiology in a Patient with History of Abdominal Surgery
title_full Mesenteric Panniculitis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Etiology in a Patient with History of Abdominal Surgery
title_fullStr Mesenteric Panniculitis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Etiology in a Patient with History of Abdominal Surgery
title_full_unstemmed Mesenteric Panniculitis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Etiology in a Patient with History of Abdominal Surgery
title_sort mesenteric panniculitis presenting as fever of unknown etiology in a patient with history of abdominal surgery
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
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publishDate 2018-01-01
description Mesenteric panniculitis is characterized by nonspecific fibrous inflammation of the small bowel mesentery, appendix, and mesoappendix. Clinical course is usually benign and outcome is favorable. We report a case of mesenteric panniculitis presenting as fever of unknown etiology in a patient with history of abdominal surgery.
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