Diagnostic finding

Thickened rugae

Hypertrophic enlargement of normal mucosal folds in the gastric body. Possible causes are Ménétrier disease, infection (H. pylori, CMV), malignancy (gastric cancer, lymphoma), chronic gastritis (NSAIDs), Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, Crohn's disease or amyloidosis.

Also known as: Hypertrophic gastric folds, Enlarged gastric rugae, Hypertrophic gastropathy, Thickened gastric folds

Referencing diagnoses

Menetriers disease

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