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Hypertrophic gastropathy symptoms responsive to prednisone. A case report and a review of the literature
- Source :
- Journal of clinical gastroenterology. 13(4)
- Publication Year :
- 1991
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Abstract
- We describe a 33-year-old man with giant hypertrophic gastropathy (Menetrier's disease), which, on operative biopsy of the stomach, showed a significant inflammatory component. The patient was treated with prednisone and quickly responded. Although a review of the literature revealed only two cases similarly treated, with equivocal results, spontaneous remission, does occur. Symptoms associated with this disease may respond to corticosteroids, which may offer effective therapy while awaiting involution of the gastropathy. Thus total gastrectomy may be avoided.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class
medicine.medical_treatment
Spontaneous remission
Gastroenterology
Prednisone
Internal medicine
Biopsy
medicine
Humans
Gastritis, Hypertrophic
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business.industry
Stomach
Barium meal
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Corticosteroid
Gastrectomy
Gastritis
medicine.symptom
business
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01920790
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical gastroenterology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dc244e918da655e39100c9838a2a988f