Case Reports
| Autor: | Aleksandra Boskovic, Ivica Stankovic, Radheshyam Purkait, Sreyasi Bhattacharya, Birendranath Roy, Ramchandra Bhadra, Vidyut Bhatia, Pawan Kumar, Sheethal S. Kodagali, S. D. Subbarao, R. Hiremagaloor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Weakness medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Tissue transglutaminase nutritional and metabolic diseases Neurological examination Disease medicine.disease Gastroenterology digestive system diseases Peripheral neuropathy medicine.anatomical_structure Internal medicine Peripheral nervous system Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine biology.protein medicine.symptom Complication business Polyneuropathy |
| Zdroj: | Indian Pediatrics. 51:311-317 |
| ISSN: | 0974-7559 0019-6061 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND The involvement of the peripheral nervous system in children with celiac disease is rare. CASE CHARACTERISTICS A 15- year- old girl affected by celiac disease, who presented with an acute polyneuropathy after accidental reintroduction of gluten in her diet. OBSERVATION Neurological examination suggested asymmetric weakness of both legs distally. Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies were positive. Nerve conduction studies were consistent with a sensory-motor demyelinating peripheral neuropathy. OUTCOME Symptoms improved spontaneously on a gluten-free diet. MESSAGE Polyneuropathy may occur as a complication of celiac disease in childhood. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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