The edematous toddler: a case of pediatric Ménétrier disease.

Mercedes M Blackstone, Manoj K Mittal

Journal: Pediatric emergency care 2009;24(10):682-4

PMID: 19240670

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Abstract

Ménétrier disease is a protein-losing gastroenteropathy, characterized clinically by nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms and generalized edema, biochemically by hypoalbuminemia, and pathologically by enlarged gastric folds. Distinct from its adult counterpart, Ménétrier disease of childhood usually remits spontaneously and has a very good prognosis. We present a case report of Ménétrier disease in an edematous toddler and a brief review.

Address: Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181887e89

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MeSH Terms: Child, Preschool, Cytomegalovirus Infections, Edema, Emergencies, Female, Gastritis, Hypertrophic, Humans, Hypoalbuminemia, Immunoglobulins, Intravenous, Pleural Effusion, Protein-Losing Enteropathies, Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic, Radiography, Remission, Spontaneous, Respiratory Tract Infections