Mesenteric Lymphadenopathy in Childhood Epidemic Aseptic Meningitis: Sonographic Features and Clinical Significance
Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
;
: 139-143, 2006.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the sonographic features of mesenteric lymphadenopathy in childhood epidemic aseptic meningitis and to assess their clinical significance. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Thirty-three patients (25 male, 8 female; mean age, 8.6 years) with a diagnosis of aseptic meningitis were prospectively evaluated with abdominal ultrasonography for the presence of enlarged mesen-teric nodes. The size and number of enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes were analyzed in relationship with the pa-tient's age, between the patients with abdominal pain or diarrhea (16 cases, 48%) and asymptomatic patients(17 cases, 52%).RESULTS:
Mesenteric lymphadenopathy was seen in 31 patients (94%), all 16 symptomatic and 15 of the 17 asymp-tomatic patients. The number of enlarged nodes was most prevalent between 6 -10, seen in 16 patients (52%) and the largest node ranged in size from 4 to 8 mm. Among the 31 patients with mesenteric lymphadenopathy, the mean size of the largest node was statistically different between the symptomatic (6.0 mm) and asympto-matic (5.0 mm) groups (p = 0.021). The number of enlarged nodes and the patient's age were not statistically d-ifferent between the two groups.CONCLUSION:
Mesenteric lymphadenopathy was seen in almost all cases of childhood epidemic aseptic meningitis, and may be related to the mesenteric lymphadenitis caused by enterovirus.
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Main subject:
Abdominal Pain
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Prospective Studies
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Ultrasonography
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Enterovirus
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Diagnosis
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Diarrhea
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Lymph Nodes
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Lymphatic Diseases
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Meningitis, Aseptic
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Mesenteric Lymphadenitis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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