Abstract
Ménétrier's disease is one of the rarest protein-losing gastropathies in childhood. It is characterized clinically by non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms and edema, biochemically by hypoalbuminemia, and pathologically by enlarged gastric folds. In adults, this disease can be devastating with significant morbidity and mortality. In childhood, it is a self-limiting, transient and benign illness. Its treatment is largely supportive with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) while oral intake is encouraged. Acute onset of vomiting in healthy school age children can be initially explained by acute viral gastroenteritis. However, persistent vomiting associated with hematemesis and severe abdominal pain should warrant further work-up. This case report illustrates a self-limiting and rare cause of protein-losing enteropathy called Ménétrier's disease that presented with several variant clinical features not typically described in association with this entity.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-21-2011
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/480610
Repository Citation
Chung, Michael; Pittenger, Jaime; Flomenhoft, Deborah; Bennett, Jeffrey; Lee, Eun Young; and Shashidhar, Harohalli, "Atypical Clinical and Diagnostic Features in Ménétrier's Disease in a Child" (2011). Internal Medicine Faculty Publications. 44.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/internalmedicine_facpub/44
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, v. 2011, 480610.
© 2011 Michael Chung et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.