Mesenteric Panniculitis – A Rare Diagnosis

Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is a rare chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disorder characterized by the development of inflammation, necrosis and subsequent fibrosis in the mesenteric fat tissue surrounding the intestines [1,2,3]. MP was first described in 1924 by V Jura as retractile mesenteritis and in the 1960s WW Odgen named it mesenteric panniculitis. In 1996 RE Mindelzum described the characteristic misty mesenterium image on computed tomography (CT) investigation [4].