Celiac Disease in Children with Moderate-to-Severe Iron-deficiency Anemia.

Objective: To evaluate the proportion of children with moderate to severe iron-deficiency anemia who have associated celiac disease.

Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among children aged 1 to 12 years of age with moderate-to-severe iron deficiency anemia and control children without anemia. Serum IgA-tissue trans-glutaminase levels were assessed in both cases and controls.