ISSN 1674-3865  CN 21-1569/R
主管:国家卫生和计划生育委员会
主办:中国医师协会
   辽宁省基础医学研究所
   辽宁中医药大学附属医院

Chinese Pediatrics of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (2): 128-132.doi: 10.20274/j.cnki.issn.1674-3865.2026.02.007

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Advances in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric mesenteric lymphadenitis based on integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine

Minli GUAN1,2, Xiaolin GAO1()   

  1. 1.West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University; Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041,China
    2.Chengdu BOE Hospital, Chengdu 610219, China
  • Received:2025-11-11 Revised:2026-01-14 Published:2026-04-25 Online:2026-04-25
  • Contact: Xiaolin GAO E-mail:gaoxiaolin@scu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Key R&D Project of Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province(2023YFS0224)

Abstract:

Mesenteric lymphadenitis in children is a common pediatric abdominal pain disorder, which has the characteristics of repeated attacks and prolonged course of disease, seriously affecting the physical and mental health and quality of life of children. At present, there is no unified consensus on the diagnostic criteria and treatment of the disease. Anti-infection and symptomatic treatment are still the main clinical treatments, but long-term use of antibiotics can easily cause intestinal flora imbalance and drug resistance. In recent years, the role of probiotics in regulating intestinal microecology, reducing inflammation, shrinking lymph nodes, and assisting the treatment of children with mesenteric lymphadenitis has received increasing attention. The core treatment in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is regulating qi and relieving pain, reducing swelling and resolving nodules, and invigorating spleen and stomach, and various interventions are performed, such as oral administration of Chinese medicines, acupoint application, moxibustion and massage, which has achieved great effect. Integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine can synergistically enhance the effect, reduce the recurrence rate and improve the compliance, showing a good application prospect. This article systematically reviews the research progress in etiology, pathogenesis, key diagnostic points, western medicine treatment, traditional Chinese medicine treatment, integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine and probiotics application in children with mesenteric lymphadenitis, and sorts the limitations and controversies of current diagnosis and treatment, so as to provide references for standardized clinical diagnosis and treatment and subsequent researches.

Key words: Mesenteric lymphadenitis, Abdominal pain, Probiotics, Child

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