%0 Journal Article
%T Mesenteric Adenitis as a Differential Appendicitis Diagnosis: Case Report
%A Vin¨ªcius Moreira Paladino
%A Thiago Sande Miguel
%A Bruna Sande Miguel
%A Marcia Machado Galv£¿o Pereira
%A Fernando Antonio Galv£¿o Pereira Junior
%A Carolina Galv£¿o Teixeira
%A Caroline Guida Babinski
%A Naryrton Kalys Cruz dos Anjos
%A Daniel Almeida da Costa
%A D¨¦bora Trindade Martins
%A Bruno Fonseca dos Santos
%J Journal of Biosciences and Medicines
%P 26-30
%@ 2327-509X
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jbm.2018.63003
%X Mesenteric
adenitis consists of an important differential diagnosis of potentially serious
diseases such as acute appendicitis, since they manifest themselves with a
similar clinical picture. Case report: A 17-year-old male patient presented
with periumbilical abdominal pain for 2 days, of abrupt onset and moderate intensity,
who gave away with a common analgesic, which progressed to the right iliac
fossa (RIF) and increased of intensity. He also reported liquid diarrhea, with
several episodes a day, without mucus and/or blood, 38<span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">&amp;deg;</span>C fever, anorexia and vomiting. He was hospitalized for investigating a
possible diagnostic of Acute Appendicitis. In the exams, it was considered
mesenteric adenitis, and antibiotic therapy was prescribed. The patient had
complete improvement at the end of treatment. Conclusions: Given its importance
as a differential diagnosis of numerous pathologies, as well as controversial
before the therapeutic and diagnostic conduct, it is essential to report these
cases in order to elucidate the specificities of this disease.
%K Mesenteric Adenitis
%K Appendicitis
%K Case Report
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=83010