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Cytomegalovirus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection in a child with Ménétrier disease

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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).

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Abbreviations

CMV:

Cytomegalovirus

H. pylori :

Helicobacter pylori

GIE:

Gastrointestinal endoscopy

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3, Asahimachi, Abenoku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan

    Daisuke Tokuhara, Yoshiyuki Okano, Kazuyoshi Asou, Akiko Tamamori & Tsunekazu Yamano

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Tokuhara, D., Okano, Y., Asou, K. et al. Cytomegalovirus and Helicobacter pylori co-infection in a child with Ménétrier disease. Eur J Pediatr 166, 63–65 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0183-3

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