title: Protein-Loosing Entropathy Induced by Unique Combination of CMV and HP in an Immunocompetent Patient.
abstract: Protein-losing gastroenteropathies are characterized by an excessive loss of serum proteins into the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in hypoproteinemia (detected as hypoalbuminemia), edema, and, in some cases, pleural and pericardial effusions. Protein-losing gastroenteropathies can be caused by a diverse group of disorders and should be suspected in a patient with hypoproteinemia in whom other causes, such as malnutrition, proteinuria, and impaired liver protein synthesis, have been excluded. In this paper, we present a case of protein-losing enteropathy in a 22-year-old immunocompetent male with a coinfection of CMV and Hp.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine A, Liver Unit, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Organization, P.O. Box 12000, Jerusalem IL 91120, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lalazar
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Barak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Doviner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizrahi