Calcified cavitating mesenteric lymph node syndrome: a rare complication of celiac disease

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2021 Apr;113(4):294-295. doi: 10.17235/reed.2020.7494/2020.

Abstract

A 47-year-old female presented with a lengthy history of dyspeptic symptoms, weight loss, and occasional diarrhea. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed several mesenteric nodular lesions, with peripheral calcifications, inversion of the fold pattern of the small intestine loops and an atrophic spleen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Celiac Disease* / complications
  • Celiac Disease* / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Lymphatic Diseases*
  • Mesentery / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Syndrome