Pediatr. praxi. 2009;10(6):401-403

Ménétrier’s disease - an unusual cause of vomiting

MUDr.Jan Schwarz, doc.MUDr.Josef Sýkora, Ph.D., MUDr.Ing.Konrád Siala, Ph.D., MUDr.Michal Huml, *doc.MUDr.Jana Varvařovská, Ph.D., doc.MUDr.Jiří Kobr, Ph.D.
Dětská klinika FN Plzeň, Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Lékařská fakulta v Plzni
A. H. B. L. Longwy Francie

The authors present a case report of a sixteen year old girl unable to swallow solid foods and with a history of progressive vomiting.

Laboratory, imaging and histological results revealed paediatric (self-limited) Ménétrier’s disease. The incidence of this disease in children

is very rare. In contrast with the adult, chronic form, paediatric Ménétrier’s disease has a favourable prognosis, and spontaneously

recedes within two to six weeks. The authors discuss the possible aetiological factors, the pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical symptom in their patient.

Keywords: Ménétriers disease, children, self limited form

Published: January 1, 2010  Show citation

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Schwarz J, Sýkora J, Siala K, Huml M, Varvařovská J, Kobr J. Ménétrier’s disease - an unusual cause of vomiting. Pediatr. praxi. 2009;10(6):401-403.
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