title: Giant hypertrophic gastritis and acute hepatitis associated with cytomegalovirus infection.
abstract: A 38-year-old man developed prominent hypoproteinemia after acute elevation of serum transaminase levels. Giant hypertrophy of the gastric mucosa, a short serum albumin half-life, and the absence of massive hepatocyte necrosis established the diagnosis of protein-losing gastropathy. The hypoproteinemia, gastric fold hypertrophy and hepatitis remitted spontaneously within 4 months. A high antibody titer against cytomegalovirus suggested an association between the viral infection and the patient's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Fussa Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakazato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toyoizumi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iri
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okubo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007019:Hypoproteinemia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male