[Mesenteric lymphadenopathy - a valid health problem in children].

Abstract

the enlargement of mesenteric lymph nodes frequently causes abdominal pain in children, being an indication for laboratory investigations. Vomiting and fever are the most common other symptoms in these patients. Ultrasonographic examination usually shows large enlargement of lymph nodes, sometimes in conglomerates, with tendency to invagination. Acute diarrhea and respiratory tract infection are the most frequent reasons of the enlargement of abdominal lymph nodes. In about 20% of the children primary mesenteric lymphadenopathy is diagnosed.