Although it is asymptomatic in majority of the cases, our patient interestingly was symptomatic with recurrent episodes of abdominal pain. Nidimusili A, Eisa N, Shaheen K. Misty Mesentery: Recurrent Mesenteric Panniculitis [abstract]. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2014; 9 (suppl 2).
Rheumatology represents a subspecialty in internal medicine and pediatrics, which is devoted to adequate diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases (including clinical problems in joints, soft tissues, heritable connective tissue disorders, vasculitis and autoimmune diseases).
Connective Tissue Disease. The Rheumatology team treats a range of connective tissue diseases, which may include: 1  Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: a rare disorder, which causes recurrent blood clots. 2  It usually occurs in women before age 45 and is sometimes associated with lupus or other autoimmune disorders.