Childhood Ménétriér's Disease: A Rare Cause of Exudative Enteral Protein Loss

Childhood Ménétriér's Disease: A Rare Cause of Exudative Enteral Protein Loss

A six-year-old boy with Ménétriér's disease, which developed in association with an intercurrent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, is presented. This case illustrates the clinical features, natural history and self-limited nature of this rare cause of exudative protein loss in childhood and prov...

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Main Authors: Mark R Oliver, Cynthia Trevenen, R Brent Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1995-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/652079
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spelling doaj-9428b9eead4c419fb9558e9ac411700b2020-11-24T21:28:41ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001995-01-019528128410.1155/1995/652079Childhood Ménétriér's Disease: A Rare Cause of Exudative Enteral Protein LossMark R Oliver0Cynthia Trevenen1R Brent Scott2Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Pathology and Pediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartments of Pathology and Pediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaA six-year-old boy with Ménétriér's disease, which developed in association with an intercurrent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, is presented. This case illustrates the clinical features, natural history and self-limited nature of this rare cause of exudative protein loss in childhood and provides evidence for the association between CMV infection and the pathogenesis of this disorder.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/652079
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R Brent Scott
Childhood Ménétriér's Disease: A Rare Cause of Exudative Enteral Protein Loss
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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title Childhood Ménétriér's Disease: A Rare Cause of Exudative Enteral Protein Loss
title_short Childhood Ménétriér's Disease: A Rare Cause of Exudative Enteral Protein Loss
title_full Childhood Ménétriér's Disease: A Rare Cause of Exudative Enteral Protein Loss
title_fullStr Childhood Ménétriér's Disease: A Rare Cause of Exudative Enteral Protein Loss
title_full_unstemmed Childhood Ménétriér's Disease: A Rare Cause of Exudative Enteral Protein Loss
title_sort childhood ménétriér's disease: a rare cause of exudative enteral protein loss
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
issn 0835-7900
publishDate 1995-01-01
description A six-year-old boy with Ménétriér's disease, which developed in association with an intercurrent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, is presented. This case illustrates the clinical features, natural history and self-limited nature of this rare cause of exudative protein loss in childhood and provides evidence for the association between CMV infection and the pathogenesis of this disorder.
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