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Descriptor English: Panniculitis, Peritoneal
Descriptor Spanish: Paniculitis Peritoneal
Descriptor paniculitis peritoneal
Entry term(s) paniculitis mesentérica
Scope note: INFLAMACIÓN del TEJIDO ADIPOSO (panículo) localizado bajo el PERTONEO, generalmente en el MESENTERIO o EPIPLON. Hay varias formas con diversos nombres y se caracterizan por infiltración de LINFOCITOS y NEUTRÓFILOS, necrosis GRASA y FIBROSIS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Paniculite Peritoneal
Descriptor French: Panniculite péritonéale
Entry term(s): Lipodystrophy, Mesenteric
Liposclerotic Mesenteritis
Mesenteric Lipodystrophy
Mesenteric Panniculitis
Mesenteric Weber Christian Disease
Mesenteric Weber-Christian Disease
Mesenteritis, Liposclerotic
Mesenteritis, Retractile
Mesenteritis, Sclerosing
Omental Panniculitis
Panniculitis, Mesenteric
Panniculitis, Omental
Peritoneal Panniculitis
Retractile Mesenteritis
Sclerosing Mesenteritis
Tree number(s): C06.844.600
C17.300.710.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015436
Scope note: INFLAMMATION of the underlying layer of ADIPOSE TISSUE (panniculus) of the PERITONEUM, usually of the MESENTERY or the OMENTUM. There are several forms with various names and are usually characterized by infiltration of LYMPHOCYTES and NEUTROPHILS, fat NECROSIS, and FIBROSIS.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Mesentery (1966-1988)
Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative (1966-1988)
Peritoneal Diseases (1966-1988)
Public MeSH Note: 89
History Note: 89
DeCS ID: 23794
Unique ID: D015436
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Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/06/08
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Panniculitis, Peritoneal - Preferred
Concept UI M0023789
Scope note INFLAMMATION of the underlying layer of ADIPOSE TISSUE (panniculus) of the PERITONEUM, usually of the MESENTERY or the OMENTUM. There are several forms with various names and are usually characterized by infiltration of LYMPHOCYTES and NEUTROPHILS, fat NECROSIS, and FIBROSIS.
Preferred term Panniculitis, Peritoneal
Entry term(s) Peritoneal Panniculitis
Omental Panniculitis - Narrower
Concept UI M0023788
Preferred term Omental Panniculitis
Entry term(s) Panniculitis, Omental
Retractile Mesenteritis - Narrower
Concept UI M0455666
Scope note This entity represents the fibrotic stage of MESENTERY inflammation.
Preferred term Retractile Mesenteritis
Entry term(s) Mesenteritis, Retractile
Mesenteritis, Sclerosing
Sclerosing Mesenteritis
Mesenteric Panniculitis - Narrower
Concept UI M0023787
Scope note Inflammation of the ADIPOSE TISSUE in the MESENTERY, a form of peritoneal panniculitis, It is characterized by the presence of MULTINUCLEATED GIANT CELLS and lipid-laden MACROPHAGES in the mesentery.
Preferred term Mesenteric Panniculitis
Entry term(s) Lipodystrophy, Mesenteric
Liposclerotic Mesenteritis
Mesenteric Lipodystrophy
Mesenteric Weber Christian Disease
Mesenteric Weber-Christian Disease
Mesenteritis, Liposclerotic
Panniculitis, Mesenteric



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