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Efficacy of Colchicine in the Treatment of Mesenteric Panniculitis in a Young Patient |
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| Authors: | Kostas Fasoulas Athanasios Beltsis Taxiarchis Katsinelos Eleni Dimou Mary Arvaniti Anna Charsoula Victor Gourvas Stefanos Atmatzidis Grigoris Chatzimavroudis Panagiotis Katsinelos |
| Institution: | Department of Endoscopy and Motility Unit, G. Gennimatas General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;1Department of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece;2Department of Radiology, Central Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece;3Department of Histopathology, Central Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Abstract: | Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is a rare inflammatory and fibrotic disease of the mesentery of unknown etiology. It has various clinical and radiological manifestations, posing a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Its diagnosis is indicated via radiologic imaging and is usually confirmed via peritoneal biopsies. We describe a case of a patient with histopathologically proven MP, in which steroid dependence was successfully managed with colchicine. |
| Keywords: | Colchicine mesenteric panniculitis treatment |