Ménétrier's disease in childhood: a case report from China

• Main Authors: Jiewei Zhang (Author), Yizhong Wang (Author), Haifeng Liu (Author), Yongmei Xiao (Author), Ting Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Ménétrier's disease (MD) is a protein-losing gastropathy characterized by gastric hypertrophy, foveolar hyperplasia and hypoalbuminemia. MD is uncommon in childhood with nonspecific clinical symptoms, and the exact cause of pediatric MD is still unclear. Case presentation...