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- Celiac disease can lead to serious health issues, including malabsorption and potentially death, especially in cases linked to collagenous sprue.
- A case study details a 46-year-old woman who, after being misdiagnosed for three years, was confirmed to have celiac disease alongside collagenous sprue.
- The relationship between celiac disease and collagenous sprue is still debated, but it should be considered when diagnosing chronic diarrhea and malabsorption.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Celiac disease can be severe and associated with progressive malabsorption and death. A subset of patients may develop subepithelial collagen deposition, a condition referred to as collagenous sprue.
Case Presentation: We report a case of a 46-year-old female who was previously diagnosed as having seronegative arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease, and three years later after the initial diagnosis she was histologically confirmed to have celiac disease in association with collagenous sprue, another underlying malabsorptive disorder.
Conclusion: Although the precise relationship between celiac disease and collagenous sprue has been debated and remains controversial, it should be considered among the differential diagnoses of chronic diarrhea with progressive malabsorption.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803990 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-9330 | DOI Listing |
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