TY - JOUR
T1 - Tetany caused by chronic diarrhea in a child with celiac disease
T2 - A case report
AU - Hurtado-Valenzuela, Jaime Gabriel
AU - Sotelo-Cruz, Norberto
AU - López-Cervantes, Guillermo
AU - De La Barca, Ana María Calderón
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2008 Valenzuela et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
PY - 2008/9/23
Y1 - 2008/9/23
N2 - There is no awareness about celiac disease (CD) in Mexico. A 2.9 year old mestizo boy was admitted to a Mexican hospital with muscle cramps and fine tremors. He suffered chronic diarrhea, abdominal distention, hypotrophic limbs, stunting and wasting, and presented hypocalcemia, anemia and high titers of serological markers. Diagnosis of CD was confirmed by a duodenal biopsy. After replacement of calcium and a gluten-free diet, the symptoms resolved within 6 weeks. After 2- months, serum analyses, anthropometric data as well as antibodies titers were normal after 4 years. CD screening tests are needed in chronic diarrhea for any ethnicity patients.
AB - There is no awareness about celiac disease (CD) in Mexico. A 2.9 year old mestizo boy was admitted to a Mexican hospital with muscle cramps and fine tremors. He suffered chronic diarrhea, abdominal distention, hypotrophic limbs, stunting and wasting, and presented hypocalcemia, anemia and high titers of serological markers. Diagnosis of CD was confirmed by a duodenal biopsy. After replacement of calcium and a gluten-free diet, the symptoms resolved within 6 weeks. After 2- months, serum analyses, anthropometric data as well as antibodies titers were normal after 4 years. CD screening tests are needed in chronic diarrhea for any ethnicity patients.
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U2 - 10.1186/1757-1626-1-176
DO - 10.1186/1757-1626-1-176
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1757-1626
VL - 1
JO - Cases Journal
JF - Cases Journal
IS - 1
M1 - 176
ER -