Ménétrier's disease and severe gastric ulcers associated with cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent child: a case report.
In pediatric patients, Ménétrier's disease is an uncommon clinical entity that has been rarely described only as sporadic cases, and the etiology is unclear. These patients usually have a self-limiting clinical course. Cytomegalovirus is an important pathogen in the immunocompromised host. However, cytomegalovirus infection can be detected in non-immunocompromised children. We discuss the possible role of cytomegalovirus infection in both Menetrier's disease and severe gastric ulcers in an immunocompetent child.
Canan
Oğuz
O
Department of Pediatrics, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozçay
Figen
F
Bilezikçi
Banu
B
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*