Citomegalovirus and Helicobacter pylori infection in a child with Ménétrier s disease

Abstract

Ménétrier disease is a rare disorder characterized by gastric foveolar hyperplasia associated with secondary protein loss. In children, this condition presents as an edematous syndrome without renal or hepatic impairment and differs from the adult form by the constant presence of edema and spontaneous remission. It has been related to infections in most published cases, especially to cytomegalovirus and Helicobacter pylori. Here we analyze the case of a 9 year old boy, complaining of one month of edema and abdominal pain. Physical exam revealed a patient with anasarca and laboratory results documented hypoalbumenemia without proteinuria.