Mesenteric panniculitis associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a case series Authors Mehreen Siyal Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Zaigham Abbas Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Alina Saeed Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Ali Qadeer Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9643 Keywords: Mesenteric panniculitis, Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, steatohepatitis, Dyslipidaemia, Insulin resistance Abstract Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is a benign inflammatory condition of the abdominal mesentery which presents with a wide variety of symptoms. It is diagnosed non-invasively through computed tomography (CT) scan, whereas biopsy is still considered the gold standard. Steroids are the first line of treatment. Here, we report four cases who presented with abdominal pain. These patients were overweight and the CT scan findings were suggestive of mesenteric panniculitis. Three cases had concomitant non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with elevated alanine transaminase levels, dyslipidaemia, and insulin resistance. FibroScan showed moderate to severe steatosis. PNPLA3 rs738409 genotype was homozygous positive (GG) in one patient, whereas two patients were heterozygous positive (CG). This association has not been well-described so far and warrants further investigation. There may be some common predisposing factors. Key words: Mesenteric panniculitis, Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, Dyslipidaemia, Insulin resistance. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-04-22 How to Cite Siyal, M., Abbas, Z., Saeed, A., & Qadeer, M. A. (2024). Mesenteric panniculitis associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a case series. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(5), 993–997. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9643 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 5 (2024): MAY Section CASE SERIES License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.