Klymenko Valeriia, Varughese Reba, Woolley Katherine A, Wetherell Joseph M, Mopuru Haritha, Mensah Edward, Siddiqui Imran
Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA.
Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2021 Feb 8;2021:6629424. doi: 10.1155/2021/6629424. eCollection 2021.
Sclerosing mesenteritis (SM) is a rare inflammatory condition with unknown etiology that affects the mesenteric adipose tissue. We present a case of a 49-year-old male with severe abdominal pain who underwent abdominal biopsy confirming the presence of adipose inflammation and necrosis. The diagnosis of SM was made, and the patient was treated with prednisone and tamoxifen. As this condition is rare, there are no standard guidelines for management. This case aims to outline a possible treatment plan.