Ménétrièr disease in a pediatric patient with particular reference to echoendoscopy, endoscopic and anatomopathological presentation and evolutionary and therapeutic aspects

ABSTRACT M énétrier's disease (MD) is included in the group of hypertrophic gastropathy; is a rare gastric hyperplasia that affects adults and children, with different behavior between these groups. We know that its etiology is related to allergens and co-infections. It's characterized by the hypertrophy of the gastric folds, with the appearance of cerebral convolutions on Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (UGE) and, histologically, by the mucosal hypertrophy at the expense of foveolar hyperplasia and atrophy of the glands in body and fundus of the stomach. The UGE together with the gastric tissue biops y confirms the diagnosis. What concerns us in the following case, however, is patient's long-lasting evolution, about eight years.RESUMO Inclui-se a doen ça de Ménétrier (DM) no grupo das gastropatias hipertóficas, sendo uma hiperplasia gástrica rara que acomete adultos e crianças, com comportamento distinto entre esses grupos. Sabemos que sua etiologia relaciona-se com alérgenos e coinfecções. Caracteriza-se pela hipertrofia das pregas gás tricas, com aspecto de circunvoluções cerebrais à endoscopia digestiva alta (EDA) e, histologicamente, pelo alargamento da mucosa às custas de hiperplasia foveolar e hipotrofia das glândulas em corpo e fundo gástrico. A EDA, junto à biópsia gástrica, confirma o diagnóstico. O que nos intri ga no caso a seguir é o tempo evolução arrastado da paciente, cerca de oito anos.
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial - Category: Pathology Source Type: research