Abstract

HILLMAN, María M et al. Protein losing gastroenteropathy and possible relationship to cytomegalovirus infection: Ménétrier disease in a child. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2013, vol.111, n.5, pp.446-449. ISSN 0325-0075.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5546/aap.2013.e121.

Ménétrier's disease is a childhood protein-losing gastroenteropathy characterized by hypertrophy of the gastric mucosa, of unknown etiology, although most of reported cases have been associated with viral infections. Clinical manifestation is edema and biochemically there are hypoproteinemia and hypoalbuminemia. This disease is very rare in children and they have a benign and self-limiting course in contrast to adults where tend to be chronic and occasionally to become malignant. We present a child with Ménétrier disease with edema and ascites possibly associated with a cytomegalovirus infection.

Keywords : Ménétrier's disease; Protein-losing gastroenteropathy; Ascitic syndrome edematous; Cytomegalovirus.

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