Underlying coeliac disease in a case of cerebellar ataxia with unknown etiology.

Celiac disease is an immune mediated enteropathy in susceptible individuals as a response to gluten containing diets based on wheat, oat, rye and maize. It clinically presents with malabsorption syndrome along with a myriad of extraintestinal manifestations such as anemia, osteoporosis, dermatitis herpetiformis, peripheral neuropathies, ataxia and cognitive impairment. Although the prevalence of these extraintestinal features range from 1 to 15% in these patients, their presence in the absence of intestinal manifestations is very rare.

DIFFERENT SCORING SYSTEMS IN ACUTE ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS: WHICH ONE TO FOLLOW? AN ONGOING DILEMA.

Background: Acute pancreatitis is a common disorder in medical practice. In recent times, management has changed drastically with majority of decisions like intravenous antibiotics, negative suction with Ryle's tube and surgical interventions like necrosectomy etc based on severity of the disease. There are different scores in use to assess severity of disease but the relative efficacy has remained a debatable subject.