Gastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor presenting as fever of unknown origin in a 9-year-old girl

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Jan;29(1):68-72. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000000742.

Authors

Shakilu Jumanne¹, Aika Shoo, Livin Mumburi, Larry Akoko, Patricia Scanlan, Michael McDermott

Affiliation

¹ aDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Dodoma, Dodoma bDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences cDepartment of Pediatrics, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania dDepartment of Histopathology, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

PMID: 27748672
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000000742

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Child
Female
Fever of Unknown Origin / etiology*
Gastrectomy
Granuloma, Plasma Cell / complications*
Granuloma, Plasma Cell / diagnosis
Granuloma, Plasma Cell / surgery
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Splenectomy
Stomach Diseases / complications*
Stomach Diseases / diagnosis
Stomach Diseases / surgery
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography