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16093880

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
Mild liver dysfunction occurs in patients with coeliac disease frequently, but severe liver diseases in combination with coeliac disease are rare. A 19-year-old woman was referred for evaluation for emergency liver transplantation with progressive jaundice and prolongation of prothrombin time. She had a history of non-bloody diarrhoea for 3 months and weight loss of 12 kg. At admission, abdominal ultrasound revealed liver enlargement with increased echogenicity and marked thickening of the circular folds of the small intestine, suggestive of coeliac disease. The diagnosis was confirmed by endoscopic biopsy from the second part of the duodenum. On a gluten-free diet the patient recovered within 1 week and remained in excellent health up to the present date. Liver tests normalized within 5 months and a repeat abdominal ultrasound after 20 months revealed a normal liver and small intestine. This case report suggests that coeliac disease should also be considered in patients with unexplained severe acute liver disease and that abdominal ultrasound may be a helpful step to obtain to the correct diagnosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0954-691X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
995-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Sonographic diagnosis of coeliac disease in a case with suspected acute liver failure.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine IV, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports