Atypical Clinical and Diagnostic Features in Ménétrier's Disease in a Child

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...

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Main Authors: Michael Chung, Jaime Pittenger, Deborah Flomenhoft, Jeffrey Bennett, Eun-Young Lee, Harohalli Shashidhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/480610
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