Open AccessIs mesenteric lymphadenitis a cause of ovarian reserve reduction? - Case Report
Author(s) -
Ana Karina Bartmann,
do Nascimento Vc,
da Silva Ll,
Mello Df,
Gualberto,
Bertoncelo Dm,
Millani Kv,
Sanchez Ig
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jbra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1518-0557
pISSN - 1517-5693
DOI - 10.5935/1518-0557.20160010
Subject(s) - medicine , mesenteric lymph nodes , abdominal pain , constipation , abdomen , nausea , acute abdomen , diarrhea , lymph , ovarian reserve , surgery , pathology , pregnancy , biology , infertility , spleen , genetics
Mesenteric lymphadenitis is a clinical condition that affects mostly children and teenagers. Its symptoms include fever, severe abdominal pain, nausea, and, in some cases, diarrhea, constipation, and acute abdomen. This paper describes the case of a 16-year-old patient with mesenteric lymphadenitis submitted to an exploratory laparoscopy for suppurative lymph nodes that evolved to a drastic reduction of ovarian reserve. Because of the patients age, she was offered cryopreservation of her ovarian tissue.