[Bone metabolism in patients with newly diagnosed caeliac disease].

Background: Caeliac disease is an immune-mediated enteropathy induced by gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Malabsorption of vitamins and minerals is a common finding in untreated patients and disturbance in bone metabolism is therefore a suspected complication. We wanted to assess vitamin D status, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with newly diagnosed caeliac disease.