MENETRIER DISEASE

Course overview

MENETRIER DISEASE IS EXCESSIVE MUCOSAL HYPERTROPHY ASSOCIATED WITH PROTEIN LOSS. IT IS A RARE BUT SERIOUS CONDITION AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH GASTRIC NEOPLASIA. OTHER NAMES FOR MENETRIER DISEASE ARE HYPOPROTEINEMIC HYPERTROPHIC GASTROPATHY AND GIANT HYPERTROPHIC GASTRITIS. THIS CONDITION IS COMMON IN MIDDLE-AGED MEN. THE AGE GROUP AFFECTED IS GENERALLY BETWEEN 30 YEARS TO 60 YEARS. IT MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED TO AVOID THE HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MENETRIER DISEASE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.