Celiac disease in 87 children with typical and atypical symptoms in Black Sea region of Turkey

Dinler G., Atalay E., KALAYCI A. G.

WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.5, no.4, pp.282-286, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12519-009-0053-y
  • Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.282-286
  • Keywords: atypical presentation, celiac disease, child, iron deficiency anemia, short stature, AUTOIMMUNE THYROID-DISEASE, IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, PREVALENCE, DIAGNOSIS, ADULTS, LIVER
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Celiac disease presents with a spectrum of clinical disorders. The variety of clinical presentations largely depends on age and extraintestinal findings. This study aimed to determine typical and atypical cases according to presenting symptoms and to evaluate their biochemical and pathological parameters.