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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec 1;114(6):e425.
doi: 10.5546/aap.2016.eng.e425.

Isolated omental panniculitis in a child with abdominal pain: case report

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Isolated omental panniculitis in a child with abdominal pain: case report

[Article in Spanish, English]
Mustafa O Oztan et al. Arch Argent Pediatr. .
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Abstract

Isolated omental panniculitis is a rare entity mostly seen in adults. It presents with the inflammation of the fatty tissue of the omentum. The symptoms may vary from local (e.g. abdominal tenderness or palpable mass) to systemic manifestations including abdominal pain, back pain, fever, weight loss and bowel disturbances. We presented this case as a first awareness of omental panniculitis in a child which must be kept in mind at the differential diagnosis of ileus so that unnecessary surgeries might be avoided.

La paniculitis epiploica aislada es una entidad rara, mayormente observada en los adultos. Se presenta con inflamación del tejido adiposo del epiplón. Los síntomas varían entre manifestaciones locales (por ejemplo, dolor a la palpación abdominal o una masa palpable) y sistémicas, que incluyen dolor abdominal, dolor de espalda, fiebre, descenso de peso y trastornos intestinales. Presentamos este caso como una primera acción de sensibilización respecto de un caso de paniculitis epiploica en un niño, afección que debe tenerse en cuenta en el diagnóstico diferencial del íleo a fin de evitar cirugías innecesarias.

Keywords: Child; Omentum; Panniculitis.

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