[Overlooked celiac disease in a 59-year old woman with severe osteomalacia]. / Overset cøliaki hos en 59-årig kvinde med svaer osteomalaci.

ABSTRACT

Coeliac disease in adults is an overlooked and undiagnosed illness. We present a case where a woman was diagnosed at the age of 59 despite symptoms suggestive of coeliac disease since childhood. At the time of diagnosis the patient had severe osteomalacia with multiple vertebral fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine.