Menetrier's disease: evolution of disease under histamine-2 receptor antagonists.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 33-yr-old man, with known peptic disease, developed giant thickening of the gastric mucosa and hypoproteinemia. Serial endoscopic and x-ray examinations of the upper gastrointestinal tract were available before and after the development of Menetrier's disease. In a 1-yr interval, erosive gastritis developed in a normal gastric mucosa, which was followed a few months later by hypoproteinemia. The patient developed the disease while being treated with histamine-2 receptor antagonists.
Medical subject headings
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Gastritis, Hypertrophic
- Ranitidine