Menetrier‘s disease, an uncommon disease and a diagnostic challenge: Case Report
1 Department of Radiology, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2 Department of Women’s imaging, Fakeeh University Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
3 Department of Anaesthesia, Sheikh Khalifa General hospital, Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates.
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2024, 18(02), 181–187.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2024.18.2.0259
Publication history:
Received on 27 March 2024; revised on 04 May 2024; accepted on 07 May 2024
Abstract:
Acquired hypoproteinemic, hypertrophic gastropathy also known as Menetrier’s disease is one of the infrequently encountered disorders in clinical practice. Understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnostic features and course of this disease is important as the symptoms may closely resemble a variety of other conditions like malignancies. one of the case control studies, the disease is found to be associated with increased mortality and can predispose to adenocarcinoma
Keywords:
Menetrier’s disease; Computed tomography; Endoscopy; Multi-disciplinary; Case report
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