title: Resolution of Ménétrier's disease after Helicobacter pylori eradicating therapy.
abstract: Some cases of Ménétrier's disease associated with Helicobacter pylori (HP) have recently been reported in the literature. We report here the case of a 51-year-old man with a diagnosis of Ménétrier's disease who had previously been unsuccessfully treated with H(2) antagonists. A subsequent demonstration of HP infection led us to treat the patient with an eradicating therapy which prompted complete regression of clinical symptoms, resolution of the gastric endoscopic picture, and absence of HP on gastric histology. This result, in accordance with others in the literature, indicates an eventual association of HP infection with Ménétrier's disease and that consequent therapy is mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Discipline Chirurgiche, Anatomiche ed Oncologiche, Prima Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Università di Palermo, Italia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Vita
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aragona
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Montalto
mesh_terms: D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D064747:Lansoprazole; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010406:Penicillins; D064747:Lansoprazole; D000658:Amoxicillin; D017291:Clarithromycin; D009853:Omeprazole