All are true about Menetrier disease except:: (A) Excessive protein loss, (B) Decreased mucus production, (C) Acquired, premalignant condition, (D) H. pylori is a predisposing factor in adults
Answer is B. Ans. (b) Decreased mucus productionRef: Sabiston 19th Edition, Page 1222* Acquired premalignant disease showing brain like cerebriform mucosa on gross examination.* Pathological examination shows: Foveolar hyperplasia and absent parietal cell* Massive gastric folds appearing like brain is most common in fundus and body of stomach* Albumin replacement is given* Total gastrectomy indications: High protein loss, cancer, bleeding