title: [Ménétrieŕs disease associated with cytomegalovirus infection].
abstract: Menetrier's disease is a rare entity in children, characterized by a protein-losing gastroenteropathy with thickening of the gastric mucosa and generalized edema. The most common etiology is viral, and cytomegalovirus is the agent most frequently implicated. Unlike in the adult, it is a self-limited disorder with a good prognosis in children. Four patients (three boys and one girl) diagnosed with Ménétrier disease in the past five years were reviewed. The mean age at presentation was 28.7 months (range: 10-48 months). The most common clinical symptoms were fever, vomiting, and edema. Endoscopy showed thickened gastric folds and erosions in several stages. All patients had an associated gastric cytomegalovirus infection, and a favorable outcome, with resolution of the disorder,was observed within a few weeks.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. Electronic address: beatrizfdezcaamano@gmail.com.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fernández Caamaño
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramos Boluda
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez-Ojinaga Nodal
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Molina Arias
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sarría Osés
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prieto Bozano
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
keywords: Citomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus; Enfermedad de Ménétrier; Gastroenteropatía pierde proteínas; Gastropatía hipertrófica; Hypertrophic gastropathy; Ménétrier disease; Protein-losing gastroenteropathy