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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 15, 2003; 9(6): 1377-1380
Published online Jun 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i6.1377
Published online Jun 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i6.1377
Multiple immune disorders in unrecognized celiac disease: a case report
Giorgio La Villa, Pietro Pantaleo, Roberto Tarquini, Federico Perfetto, Francesco Mancuso, Giacomo Laffi, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italia
Lino Cirami, Unità Operativa di Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto, Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi, Firenze, Italia
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by grants from the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell' Università e della Ricerca and the University of Florence
Correspondence to: Giacomo Laffi, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence School of Medicine, viale Morgagni, 85 - 50134 Firenze, Italy. g.laffi@dmi.unifi.it
Telephone: +39-55-4296538 Fax: +39-55-417123
Received: November 26, 2002
Revised: December 14, 2002
Accepted: December 22, 2002
Published online: June 15, 2003
Revised: December 14, 2002
Accepted: December 22, 2002
Published online: June 15, 2003
Abstract
We reported a female patient with unrecognized celiac disease and multiple extra intestinal manifestations, mainly related to a deranged immune function, including macroamilasemia, macrolipasemia, IgA nephropathy, thyroiditis, and anti-b2-glicoprotein-1 antibodies, that disappeared or improved after the implementation of a gluten-free diet.
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