Prevalencia de enfermedad celíaca en niños y adolescentes diabéticos / Prevalence of celiac disease in diabetic children and adolescents
Rev. méd. Chile
; 126(3): 293-5, mar. 1998. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Celiac disease is more common in patients with insulindependent diabetes than in the general population.Aim:
To detect celiac disease in diabetic children and adolescent. Patients andmethods:
Iga antigliadin, IgG antireticulin and IgG antiendomysium antibodies were measured in 67 diabetic children (35 female), aged between 4 and 18 years old.Results:
Only one male adolescent, aged years old, without gastrointestinal symptoms, had a significant elevation of antirecticulin and antiendomysium antibodies. His intestinal biopsy showed subtotal villous atrophy, consisten with celiac disease.Conclusions:
The prevalence of celiac disease in these diabetic children is 167 (1.5 percent). Similar figures have been reported elsewhere
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Doença Celíaca
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Diabetes Mellitus
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article