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20822871

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-6-1
pubmed:abstractText
Celiac crisis is an acute, fulminant form of celiac disease manifesting with severe diarrhea, metabolic and electrolyte abnormalities, and weight loss. It is mostly seen in children, and there are very few reports in adults. We present a 67-year-old patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who presented with weight loss of 40 pounds, severe diarrhea, hypoalbuminemia and hypokalemia. The patient was immunosuppressed with hypogammaglobulinemia, which is common in CLL. Thus, the patient had negative serological studies for celiac disease. An endoscopic evaluation and HLA typing supported the diagnosis of celiac disease. Although the differential diagnosis was broad, exclusion of other etiologies for diarrhea, prompt diagnosis of celiac disease and initiation of gluten-free diet resolved the crisis. This is the first such report of a patient presenting with celiac crisis on a background of hypogammaglobulinemia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
2210-741X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
70-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Celiac crisis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and hypogammaglobulinemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, 72205 Arkansas, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports