A case of improved Menetrier's disease after the eradication of Helicobacter pylori and treatment with a proton pump inhibitor / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 737-740, 2010.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-95597
ABSTRACT
Menetrier's disease is a protein-losing hypertrophic gastropathy characterized by diffuse tremendous thickening of the gastric wall caused by excessive proliferation of the mucosa. Although the cause of Menetrier's disease is unknown, an association with Helicobacter pylori has been reported. A 42-year-old man was hospitalized for the evaluation of progressive body weight loss and indigestion for 6 months, with recently aggravated epigastric discomfort. Gastroscopy revealed prominent mucosal folds in the body and fundus. The histological findings revealed gastritis with erosions and foveolar hyperplasia. After eradicating the Helicobacter pylori and treatment with a proton pump inhibitor, clinical and endoscopic resolution ensued.
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Main subject:
Protons
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Body Weight
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Helicobacter pylori
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Gastroscopy
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Helicobacter
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Proton Pumps
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Dyspepsia
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Gastritis
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Gastritis, Hypertrophic
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Hyperplasia
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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