title: Transient protein-losing enteropathy and enlarged gastric rugae in childhood.
abstract: Data on two patients with massive but transient protein-losing enteropathy due to gastric disease suggest that antibody-mediated allergic reactions may have been responsible for the clinical picture. The majority of patients described in the literature have had evidence of a preceding or concomitant viral infection, and three of these have had evidence of infection with cytomegalovirus. Recovery occurred relatively rapidly in all patients without sequelae. The syndrome may be a variant of eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins