Enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes in children: a clinical analysis with ultrasonography and the implications / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
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(12): 522-524, 2011.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-307896
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes in healthy children with those children with mesenteric lymphadenitis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>According to the diagnostic criteria defining lymph node enlargement as a 5-mm enlargement or greater in the short diameter, 137 healthy children and 148 children with mesenteric lymphadenitis were retrospectively analyzed for mesenteric lymph node enlargement based on the ultrasonographic data.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The distribution of enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes was detected in the right lower quadrant (RLQ) in 46.3%, in the para-aortic areas in 19.2%, and in the left lower quadrant (LLQ) in 13.6% of the children. The clusters of lymph nodes between the two groups showed no significant difference in the distribution, age, L/W, longitudinal diameter or clusters, only the short diameter differed significantly between them.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes are present in many healthy children, which does not necessarily suggests any abnormalities. The mesenteric lymph nodes increase with the age until 6 years and then decrease. The lymph nodes with a short diameter larger than 8 mm may indicate the condition of mesenteric lymphadenitis.</p>
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Case-Control Studies
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Retrospective Studies
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Diagnosis
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Abdomen
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Hypertrophy
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Lymph Nodes
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Lymphatic Diseases
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Mesenteric Lymphadenitis
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Mesentery
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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