AI Article Synopsis
- Celiac crisis is a serious condition characterized by severe diarrhea and metabolic issues.
- Refractory Celiac Disease (RCD) occurs when symptoms persist despite following a gluten-free diet for at least six months.
- An adolescent presented with neurological symptoms and celiac crisis was diagnosed with type 1 RCD and treated with high-dose steroids, highlighting the importance of considering RCD in similar cases.
Article Abstract
Celiac crisis is a life-threatening condition in which patients have profuse diarrhea and severe metabolic disturbances. Refractory Celiac Disease (RCD) is a rare condition defined as persistence of symptoms despite being on Gluten Free Diet (GFD) for 6 months. Neurological involvement in Celiac Disease (CD) is seen in around 8 - 10% of adult patients; however, it is rare in children. Herein we present a case of an adolescent presenting with neurological symptoms and celiac crisis and diagnosed as RCD, type 1. He was treated with high dose steroids. This case underscores the need to consider RCD in patients presenting in celiac crisis and showing no improvement on GFD.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.2015/JCPSP.S134S136 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Responses to systemic and topical glucocorticoids in coeliac crisis.
Intern Med J
July 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Splenic Dysfunction in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Single Centre Experience From Central India.
Indian Pediatr
September 2024
Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Objective: To assess the prevalence and predictors of splenic dysfunction in children with sickle cell disease (SCD).
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between June 2019 and December 2020 where children aged 1 to 15 years of age with SCD were screened for splenic dysfunction. Children who were splenectomised, those with other diseases known to affect splenic function like congenital malformations, immunodeficiencies, and chronic diseases like tuberculosis, nephrotic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, chronic liver disease, celiac disease or malignancy were excluded.
Celiac crisis (CC) is a rare complication of celiac disease (CD), usually observed in younger children with unrecognized CD or poor compliance with a gluten-free diet (GFD). We present a case of celiac crisis in a 3-year-old girl who was recently diagnosed with celiac disease. She was referred to our clinic with anasarca, tetany, and severe malnutrition, with hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, and hypoalbuminemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCeliac Disease in Moroccan Children: Diagnostic Characteristics and Determinants of Diagnosis Delay.
Cureus
December 2023
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy/ Epidemiology and Health Science Research Laboratory, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, MAR.
Advances in the field of celiac disease have led to a better understanding of the disease, but it remains underdiagnosed and poses a daily challenge to clinicians to make a timely diagnosis. This study aims to analyze and describe diagnosis characteristics, diagnosis delay, and the factors influencing this delay in Moroccan children. Our study included 324 children diagnosed during the study period from January 01, 2010, to December 30, 2019, at the Department of Pediatrics, Hassan II University Hospital in Fez, Morocco.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Effect of the Flint Water Crisis Secondary to Increased Lead Levels in Drinking Water on Constipation in Children in the City of Flint, Michigan, USA.
Cureus
August 2023
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, USA.
Introduction Constipation is a common condition in children, affecting almost one-third of the population at some point in childhood across the world. Functional constipation is the most common cause, with no clear etiology. From April 25, 2014, through October 16, 2015, the water source for the city of Flint residents was untreated Flint River water, which resulted in lead-contaminated drinking water.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!