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SUBMITTER: Barres-Fernandez A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7838494 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in pediatrics 20210113
<b>Introduction:</b> Primary peritonitis (PP) and Ménétrier's Disease (MD) are both rare conditions among pediatric population. Although about 150 MD cases have been described in the scientific literature to date, its onset with a PP is an unusual condition. <b>Case Presentation:</b> We present a case of an 11-year-old boy who was admitted to our unit because of abdominal pain and distension. Complementary tests showed ascites, bilateral pleural effusion, leukocytosis, increased acute phase reac ...[more]