Open AccessSclerosing Mesenteritis and Disturbance of Glucose Metabolism: A New Relationship? A Case Series
Author(s) -
João Pedro Tavares Pereira,
Vera Lúcia Casqueiro Romão,
Margarida Eulálio,
Rita Luciana Saraiva Jorge,
Filipe Breda,
S. Calretas,
Sara Leitão,
Gisela Eugénio,
Rui M Santos,
Armando Carvalho
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the american journal of case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1941-5923
DOI - 10.12659/ajcr.896145
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , etiology , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , abdominal pain , radiology , endocrinology
Sclerosing mesenteritis is an idiopathic inflammatory and fibrotic disease that affects the mesentery. It is a rare disease, with the total number of reported cases in the literature ranging from 122 to 300. It mainly affects men in the sixth decade of life, and its etiology remains unknown. Clinical presentation is variable, but it is frequently asymptomatic. Diagnosis is often made by computed tomography (CT) scan, although biopsy may be needed for confirmation. An association between other diseases (e.g., neoplasms) and sclerosing mesenteritis has been described, but the relationship between the latter and glucose changes is not disclosed in the currently available literature.