title: Menetrier's disease.
abstract: An 8-year-old girl presented with persistent vomiting, pain abdomen and generalized edema. Barium studies and gastroscopy suggested hypertrophic gastropathy. Histopathological examination pointed the diagnosis towards Menetrier's Disease. There was spontaneous remission and the child required only supportive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, M.S. Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagashree
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Viswanath
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D011899:Ranitidine