Lymphadenopathy in celiac disease: computed tomographic observations

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.142.6.1127· OSTI ID:6749165

Jones, B; Bayless, T M; Fishman, E K; Siegelman, S S

Lymphadenopathy in patients with celiac disease is generally viewed with alarm due to the association between celiac disease and intestinal lymphoma. Four patients with celiac disease are described in whom significant mesenteric and paraaortic adenopathy was demonstrated by computed tomogrophy (CT). The subsequent clinical course of these patients revealed no evidence of lymphoma. In two patients with longstanding celiac disease and recent relapse, exploratory laparotomy revealed reactive hyperplasia in the enlarged glands; in one patient this was associated with intestinal ulceration, and in the other no underlying pathology was found. Follow-up CT scans in both these patients demonstrated regression of the findings with clinical improvement. In the other two patients, CT was performed as part of the initial evaluation.

• Research Organization: Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD
• OSTI ID: 6749165
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 142:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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