Pediatric Diagnosis and treatment of mesenteric lymphadenitis.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 Pediatric Diagnosis and treatment of mesenteric lymphadenitis [Abstract] Objective To investigate mesenteric lymphadenitis in children Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment, for the main and the differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children, and conservative treatment is preferred. Methods May 2004 -2009 admitted in August of 13 patients with mesenteric lymphadenitis, pediatric patients were retrospectively analyzed. Results 13 cases were confirmed by use of B-ultrasound in varying degrees of mesenteric lymph nodes and a few of the pelvic fluid, anti-inflammatory and other symptomatic treatment by the application of conservative treatment, clinical symptoms , medication condition improved markedly after 1 week, all patients were discharged, outpatient follow-up was good. Conclusions mesenteric lymphadenitis in children often associated with clinical symptoms similar to acute appendicitis, so special attention should be identification of acute appendicitis. treatment based on conservative therapy, such as During treatment, the disease does not get better, and whether they should pay attention to aggravate the situation of acute appendicitis and should be checked in time or surgical exploration, so as not to delay treatment. [Keywords:] mesenteric lymphadenitis; acute appendicitis; differential diagnosis Appendicitis and mesenteric lymphadenitis in children in clinical symptoms and signs similar to the performance, it is easy to confuse and lead to misdiagnosis [1]. Also in the clinical treatment of different views. The former should be surgical treatment; the latter should be conservative anti-infective therapy. our hospital from May 2004 -2009 period on Aug. 13 patients were treated in patients with mesenteric lymphadenitis in children, are taking a non-surgical treatment, after 1 week of anti-infective treatment and recovered, these are as follows . 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General information on our hospital’s pe