MESENTERIC VASCULITIS

Course overview

MESENTERIC VASCULITIS CAN PRESENT IN A VARIETY OF VASCULITIC DISORDERS AND SOME SYSTEMIC, SYSTEMIC DISEASES. THE DIAGNOSIS OF THIS CONDITION CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING. UNLESS TIMELY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED, THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CLINICAL FEATURES, DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF MESENTERIC VASCULITIS, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.