benign insulitis
MONDO:0005176Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names benign insulitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A benign form of insulitis which is an inflammation of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. The pancreas and in some cases the Pancreatic β-cells become infiltrated by polymorphonuclear leukocytes and infiltrated by mononuclear cells, leading to inflammation.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005176), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Located in (Mondo)