Eosinophilic gastroenteritis with cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent child

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 34, 2007, Pages 4653-4654

  Takeyama, Junji ^a   Abukawa, Daiki ^a   Miura, Katsushi ^a  

^a MIYAGI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergy; Cytomegalovirus; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Menetrier's disease; Protein losing gastroenteropathy

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FAMOTIDINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; OXATOMIDE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EDEMA; EOSINOPHILIC GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; SEROLOGY;

EID: 34648828625     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i34.4653     Document Type: Article

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