Severe hypoproteinemia as a harbinger of Ménétrier's disease in autoimmune pancreatitis
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992); 63 (3), 2017
Summary Ménétrier's disease is an extremely rare disease of unknown etiology causing gastric mucosal hypertrophy and protein-losing gastropathy. Rare cases of this condition have been reported in patients with autoimmune diseases. However, to the best of our knowledge, Ménétrier's disease associated ...
Enfermedades Autoinmunes/sangre, Enfermedades Autoinmunes/complicaciones, Enfermedades Autoinmunes/patología, Biopsia, Endoscopía Gastrointestinal, Mucosa Gástrica/patología, Gastritis Hipertrófica/sangre, Gastritis Hipertrófica/complicaciones, Gastritis Hipertrófica/patología, Hipoproteinemia/etiología, Hipoproteinemia/patología, Persona de Mediana Edad, Pancreatitis/sangre, Pancreatitis/complicaciones, Pancreatitis/patología, Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad