title: Cytomegalovirus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection in a child with Ménétrier disease.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tokuhara
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okano
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asou
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamamori
authors.forename: Tsunekazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamano
mesh_terms: 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