Menetrier's disease

Introduction: Menetrier's disease

Description of Menetrier's disease

Menetrier's disease (medical condition): A rare inherited chronic disorder characterized by overgrowth of the...more »

See also:

Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic:
  »Introduction: Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic
  »Symptoms of Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic

Menetrier's disease: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Menetrier's disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Menetrier's disease, or a subtype of Menetrier's disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Menetrier's disease as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Menetrier's disease as a Disease

Menetrier's disease: Another name for Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic
  »Symptoms of Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic

Menetrier's disease: Related Diseases

Menetrier's disease: Menetrier's disease is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Genetic conditions
• Mucus membrane conditions
• Non-pathogenic inflammatory conditions
• Digestive conditions
• Stomach conditions
• Abdominal conditions

Symptoms of Menetrier's disease (Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic)

Some of the symptoms of Menetrier's disease incude:

• Anorexia
• Weight loss
• Diarrhea
• Epigastric tenderness
• Asthenia

See full list of 13 symptoms of Menetrier's disease (Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic)

Menetrier's disease: Article Excerpts about Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic

Ménétrier's disease causes giant folds of tissue to grow in the wall of the stomach. The tissue may be... (Source: excerpt from Menetrier's Disease: NIDDK)

Ménétrier's disease causes giant folds of tissue to grow in the wall of the stomach. The tissue may be inflamed... (Source: excerpt from Menetrier's Disease: NIDDK)

Terms associated with Menetrier's disease:

Terms Similar to Menetrier's disease:

• Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic
• Menetrier disease

Source - NIH

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