obsolete_benign insulitis true Replaced by Mondo term MONDO_0005176, with which this term was previously merged. Use: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005176 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005176 Helen Parkinson Wikipedia:Insulitis PMID:20545565 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. Sirarat Sarntivijai Benign insulitis describes the process of benign autoreactive T cells infiltrating islets of langerhans, prior to destructive insulitis. 3.88.0