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Erschienen in: Rheumatology International 1/2005

01.11.2005 | Case Report

An unusual case of osteomalacia as the presenting feature of coeliac disease

verfasst von: Taoufik Harzy, Karima Benbouazza, Bouchra Amine, Rachid Rahmouni, Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni

Erschienen in: Rheumatology International | Ausgabe 1/2005

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Coeliac disease or gluten-sensitive enteropathy is a heritable inflammatory process of the small intestine resulting from a genetically-based immunologic intolerance to gluten [1]. Classically, the disease manifests with diarrhoea, sometimes steatorrhoea, weight loss and complications caused by anaemia [1, 2]. There are very few reports of osteomalacia as the presenting symptom, and even fewer of osteomalacia as the only symptom of coeliac disease at presentation [2]. The purpose of our study is to describe a particular case of osteomalacia revealing a coeliac disease. …
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Metadaten
Titel
An unusual case of osteomalacia as the presenting feature of coeliac disease
verfasst von
Taoufik Harzy
Karima Benbouazza
Bouchra Amine
Rachid Rahmouni
Najia Hajjaj-Hassouni
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2005
Erschienen in
Rheumatology International / Ausgabe 1/2005
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-005-0601-2

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