Presentation
Gluten loving celiac patient.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Cavitating mesenteric lymph node syndrome in celiac disease
{"current_user":null,"step_through_annotations":true,"access":{"can_edit":false,"can_download":true,"can_toggle_annotations":true,"can_feature":false,"can_examine_pipeline_reports":false,"can_pin":false},"extraPropsURL":"/studies/67014/annotated_viewer_json?iframe=true\u0026lang=us"}
Fat-fluid density in multiple enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes.
Case Discussion
Patients with celiac disease that are not compliant with low-gluten diets have ongoing inflammation in their duodenum/jejunum and draining lymph nodes. Mesenteric inflamed lymph nodes collect chyle resulting in this appearance (proposed mechanism).