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lymphadenitis
(redirected from Mesenteric lymphadenitis)

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lym·phad·e·ni·tis  (lm-fdn-ts, lmf-d-n-)
n.
Inflammation of one or more lymph nodes.


lymphadenitis [lɪmˌfædɪˈnaɪtɪs ˌlɪmfæd-]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of a lymph node
[New Latin. See lymph, adenitis]
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Noun1.lymphadenitis - inflammation of lymph nodes
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat


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13 Mesenteric lymphadenitis or inflammation and ulceration of Peyer's patches have been suggested as the possible mechanism for abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea in patients wim Brucella-associated ileocolitis.
The organism can also cause mesenteric lymphadenitis, which mimics appendicitis, or infection at other body sites that occasionally leads to postinfectious sequelae such as reactive arthritis and erythema nodosum (1).
31) All of these studies provide evidence of HHV-6 infection in patients with cervical and mesenteric lymphadenitis, including HNL and lymphoproliferative lesions.
 
 
 
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