Menetrier’s disease in a Saudi child

Authors

• Fahad A. Alfares, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Emad M. Raddaoui, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Mohammad I. El-Mouzan, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Abdullah A. Alangari, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Menetrier’s disease is a rare form of acquired gastropathy that presents mostly during adulthood, but is extremely rare in children. It is a clinicopathological diagnosis that typically presents with abdominal pain, vomiting, and edema secondary to hypoalbuminemia. Endoscopy usually shows giant gastric mucosal folds, and gastric biopsy shows foveolar hyperplasia and decreased oxyntic glands. Here, we describe a 5-year-old boy from Saudi Arabia with typical presentation of Menetrier’s disease and serological evidence of acute cytomegalovirus infection.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

1192

Last Page

1194

Recommended Citation

Alfares, Fahad A.; Raddaoui, Emad M.; El-Mouzan, Mohammad I.; and Alangari, Abdullah A. (2013) "Menetrier’s disease in a Saudi child," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 34: Iss. 11, Article 14.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.5858