Fig. 1
From: A review of 17 cases of mesenteric panniculitis in Zhengzhou Ninth People’s Hospital in China
A 96-year-old man with abdominal pain on the right side. Plain abdominal CT revealed hyper-attenuation of mesenteric fat (A). After antibiotic treatment, the abdominal pain was mitigated but soon worsened (B). The abdominal pain was gradually controlled following the initiation of prednisone therapy (40 mg daily), repeat CT revealed less panniculitis (C), and contrast-enhanced CT [iodinated contrast agent, Iohexl Injection, GE HEALTHCARE (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., China] revealed hyper-attenuation of mesenteric root, accompanied by a fat halo sign that surrounded the vessels, which suggested MP (D)