Short-term corticosteroids for celiac crisis in infants.

We report two infants with celiac crisis who continued to have persistent secretory diarrhea despite gluten and lactose free diet and supportive parenteral nutrition. The children were given corticosteroid therapy. After a five-day oral prednisone in the dose of 2 mg/kg/daily, both patients rapidly recovered.

Influence of early feeding practices on celiac disease in infants.

Aim: To investigate whether duration of breastfeeding and timing of gluten introduction influence the age at diagnosis and severity of celiac disease.

Methods: Medical records of 89 infants (59 girls and 30 boys; mean age of 14.2 months, standard deviation 4.