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Paediatrics: Mesenteric adenitis

Mesenteric adentitis (MeA) is a condition that mimics acute appendicitis.

Mesenteric adenitis

 

Mesenteric adentitis (MeA) is a condition that mimics acute appendicitis. It is usually the result of an intercurrent viral infection. Children with MeA typically present with:

• fever;

 

• malaise;

 

• central abdominal pain.

 

Diagnosis

 

• Usually a period of observation is necessary during which time the symptoms remain static or improve rather than progress as would be expected with appendicitis.

 

• MeA accounts for the majority of children who undergo a normal appendicectomy. After surgery the post-operative course is usually uneventful.

 

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