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Case Reports
. 2001 Jul;68(7):685-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF02752288.

Menetrier's disease

M Gandhi  1 , S Nagashree, V Murthy, R Hegde, D Viswanath
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Case Reports

Menetrier's disease

M Gandhi et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2001 Jul.

Abstract

An 8-year-old girl presented with persistent vomiting, pain abdomen and generalized edema. Barium studies and gastroscopy suggested hypertrophic gastropathy. Histopathological examination pointed the diagnosis towards Menetrier's Disease. There was spontaneous remission and the child required only supportive therapy.

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