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Panniculitis, Peritoneal*

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Panniculitis, Peritoneal*

Panniculitis is an inflammatory reaction of the subcutaneous fat. Erythema nodosum is its most common form and mesenteric panniculitis is well known. We describe a case of posterior mediastinal panniculitis confirmed by gun biopsy and describe the CT and pathologic findings. CT showed a paraspinal mass containing a small amount of fat in the posterior mediastinum.
Biopsy ; Erythema Nodosum ; Mediastinum ; Panniculitis* ; Panniculitis, Peritoneal ; Subcutaneous Fat

Peritoneal diagnosis was performed on 3 infants of 7 months, 10 months and 30 months old age with liver and kidney failure associated with severe disorders of vital functions. These 3 subjects were related to intoxication from medicaments or to blood transfusion complications. In combining with comprehend vive treatment of internal surgical techniques A 3-10 day course of diagnosis have saved all these 3 infants, their vital functions including liver and kidney function have turned to normal standards. After 1 year follow up, the results were stable
Poisoning ; Infant ; Kidney Failure ; Panniculitis, Peritoneal ; diagnosis

Relapsing polychondritis is a rare disease characterized by widespread destructive inflammatory lesions, involving cartilaginous tissue throughout the body. Commonly involved organs include the external ear, nose, joints, eyes, tracheobronchial tree, cardiovascular system and cutaneous tissues. Erythema nodosum or mesenteric panniculitis have sometimes been described in association with relapsing polychondritis, but cutaneous panniculitis is rarely reported in relapsing polychondritis. We report here a relapsing polychondritis patient who developed cutaneous panniculitis, which was resolved by corticosteroid therapy.
Cardiovascular System ; Ear, External ; Erythema Nodosum ; Humans ; Joints ; Nose ; Panniculitis* ; Panniculitis, Peritoneal ; Polychondritis, Relapsing* ; Rare Diseases

The preoperative diagnosis of intraabdominal panniculitis is difficult due to its rarity. However, the increased use of abdominal computed tomography (CT) for a variety of indications has increased the diagnosis of intraabdominal panniculitis, including omental panniculitis. The characteristic CT features of intraabdominal panniculitis are increased attenuation of the adipose tissue, the fat-ring sign, a tumoral pseudocapsule, soft-tissue nodules, and a left-sided orientation of mass maximum transverse diameter. Recognition of these features is valuable in the diagnosis of panniculitis, and hence percutaneous CT-guided biopsy to determine their presence may prevent unwarranted surgery. We report the case of a 61-year-old man found to have an idiopathic isolated omental panniculitis that was diagnosed by abdominal CT and percutaneous CT-guided biopsy.
Adipose Tissue ; Biopsy ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Orientation ; Panniculitis ; Panniculitis, Peritoneal ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Mesenteric panniculitis is a infrequent, benign idiopathic inflammatory disease of the mesenteric fat tissues. It is characterized by infiltration of lipid-laden macrophages and associated with variable degree of inflammation and fibrosis. Common symptoms are abdominal pain and palpable mass. The diagnosis is made by ultrasound, computed tomogram (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), combined with the histologic findings. However, definitive diagnosis is difficult in many cases and it is often misdiagnosed as abdominal tumor before laparotomy is performed. Because mesenteric panniculitis can occur in pelvic cavity, it should be differentiated from tumor of pelvic organ. We report a case of mesenteric panniculitis of rectosigmoid colon mimicking pelvic tumor with a brief review of literatures.
Abdominal Pain ; Colon ; Diagnosis ; Fibrosis ; Inflammation ; Laparotomy ; Macrophages ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Mesentery ; Panniculitis ; Panniculitis, Peritoneal* ; Ultrasonography

Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is non-specific inflammation of the adipose tissue that primarily involves the small bowel mesentery. Omental involvement has been rarely reported but we report a case of 25 years old woman with isolated lesser omental panniculitis. This patient was diagnosed by CT findings and recovered completely with conservative treatment. Invasive diagnostic methods or surgical exploration has been used to diagnose MP. However, all six reported cases of omental panniculitis including the current case showed a benign course; therefore, awareness of the CT findings is essential for the best diagnosis and management of omental panniculitis.
Adipose Tissue ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Mesentery ; Omentum ; Panniculitis ; Panniculitis, Peritoneal* ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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Crohn Disease/*diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G/*blood ; Panniculitis, Peritoneal/*diagnosis

Mesenteric panniculitis is an extremely rare inflammatory condition of the adipose tissue of unknown etiology. It is characterized by extensive, progressive fibrosis of the mesenteric fat tissue, leading to tumor formation. Clinical manifestations vary according to the process involving the structures. Abdominal pain accompanied by nausea, malaise, pyrexia, and weight loss and a poorly defined mass are common presentations. Major pathologic changes include (1) degeneration of mesenteric fat, (2) an inflammatory reaction, and (3) fibrosis of the adipose tissue. We present four patients with an aggressive form of mesenteric pannicultis with characteristic histopathologic features. We discuss the relationship between the histopathologic features and the surgical intervention in these cases.
Abdominal Pain ; Adipose Tissue ; Fever ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Nausea ; Panniculitis, Peritoneal* ; Weight Loss