Cytomegalovirus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection in a child with Ménétrier disease.
Ménétrier disease, which is characterized by gastric rugal hypertrophy and hypoproteinemia secondary to a protein-losing gastroenteropathy, is uncommon in childhood. In this report we present the first case of Ménétrier disease in a child with co-infection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).
Tokuhara
Daisuke
D
Department of Pediatrics, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahimachi, Abenoku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. m1155519@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
Okano
Yoshiyuki
Y
Asou
Kazuyoshi
K
Tamamori
Akiko
A
Yamano
Tsunekazu
T
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography