"Panniculitis, Peritoneal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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INFLAMMATION of the underlying layer of ADIPOSE TISSUE (panniculus) of the PERITONEUM, usually of the MESENTERY or the OMENTUM. There are several forms with various names and are usually characterized by infiltration of LYMPHOCYTES and NEUTROPHILS, fat NECROSIS, and FIBROSIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D015436
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.844.600 C17.300.710.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Retractile Mesenteritis- Retractile Mesenteritis
- Mesenteritis, Retractile
- Sclerosing Mesenteritis
- Mesenteritis, Sclerosing
Mesenteric Panniculitis- Mesenteric Panniculitis
- Panniculitis, Mesenteric
- Mesenteric Weber-Christian Disease
- Mesenteric Weber Christian Disease
- Mesenteric Lipodystrophy
- Lipodystrophy, Mesenteric
- Liposclerotic Mesenteritis
- Mesenteritis, Liposclerotic
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Panniculitis, Peritoneal" by people in Profiles.
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Progression of sclerosing mesenteritis into intra-abdominal abscesses. Am Surg. 2013 Jan; 79(1):E25-7.