Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Mesenteric adenitis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Mesenteric adenitis is reactive, self-limiting inflammation of mesenteric lymph nodes - the most important mimic of appendicitis in children. Diagnosis is clinical with ultrasound support.
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