Celiac disease suspected at endoscopy in patients with chronic liver disease.

Endoscopic findings of celiac disease have high specificity and sensitivity. We evaluated records of 137 consecutive patients who had endotherapy for variceal hemorrhage, and who had features of celiac disease at endoscopy; patients who had such markers at endoscopy had undergone duodenal histology and serology. Thirty-one patients had changes of portal hypertensive vasculopathy in the duodenum, 8 had scalloping, and 6 had mosaic pattern; 3 patients also had decreased fold height or sparse folds in the descending duodenum. Six of these 8 patients had positive serology and histology suggestive of celiac disease. Endoscopic evaluation resulted in diagnosis of CD in 4.37% patients of chronic liver disease undergoing endotherapy.

Gastritis colágena: presentación de un caso clínico y revisión de la literatura / Collagenous gastritis: presentation of a clinical case and review of the literature

Collagenous gastritis (CG) is an exceptional disease characterized by the deposition of subepithelial collagen band thicker than 10 tm in association with increased inflammatory cell infiltrate of the lamina propria. These histological features seem to overlap with other "collagenous enterocolitides". The pathogenesis and prognosis of CG still remains unclear. CG presentation is seen completely different in two major subsets of patients, children and adults. We report a 38 year-old man with abdominal pain and chronic diarrhea. The upper endoscopy showed a severe gastritis with biopsies that revealed CG, and the colonoscopy was normal with biopsies indicative of collagenous colitis. This characteristic form of clinical presentation in adult patients suggests that subepithelial collagen deposition may be a generalized disease affecting different areas of the gastrointestinal tract. The patient was treated with proton-pump-inhibitors and budesonide, with clinical improvement.

La gastritis colágena (GC) es una enfermedad poco frecuente caracterizada por el depósito subepitelial de colágeno de grosor mayor de 10 um asociado a infiltrado inflamatorio en la lámina propia. Estos hallazgos histológicos son similares a los encontrados en la enterocolitis colágena. La patogénesis y pronóstico de la GC permanece aún desconocida. La presentación clínica de la GC se observa de manera diferente en dos subgrupos de pacientes, niños y adultos. Se presenta el caso de un hombre de 38 años con dolor abdominal y diarrea crónica. La endoscopia digestiva alta mostró una gastritis severa con biopsias que revelaron la presencia de GC y la colonoscopia fue normal con biopsias que mostraron una colitis colágena. Esta forma de presentación clínica en el paciente adulto sugiere que el depósito de colágena subepitelial corresponde a una enfermedad generalizada que puede afectar a diferentes áreas del tracto gastrointestinal. El paciente fue tratado con inhibidores de la bomba de protones y budesonida con mejoría clínica.

Relato de caso: doença celíaca recém-diagnosticada como fator agravante de osteoporose em mulher idosa / Case report: recently diagnosed celiac disease as aggravating factor of osteoporosis in old woman / Case report: recently diagnosed celiac disease as aggravating factor of osteoporosis in old woman

Mulher de 63 anos procurou endocrinologista para seguimento de osteoporose. Densitometria óssea revelava T L1-L4= -3,5 DP [Densidade mineral óssea (DMO): 0,766 g/cm²] e Tcolo fêmur= -2,4 DP (DMO: 0,716 g/cm²). Em uso de cálcio e vitamina D há 2 anos. Hipotireoidismo há 5 anos em uso de levotiroxina. Introduzido alendronato 70 mg/semana com ganho significativo de massa óssea no primeiro ano (6,1 por cento, igualmente em coluna e colo de fêmur). Após 5 anos de seguimento, paciente passou a apresentar emagrecimento, anemia e piora dos níveis densitométricos (perda de 12,6 por cento em coluna lombar e 20,9 por cento em colo de fêmur). Anamnese revelou quadro de diarréia intermitente há 2 anos, levando à suspeita de doença celíaca. Pesquisa de anticorpos anti-gliadina e anti-endomísio resultou positiva: 25,3 U/mL (< 20) e 1/5 U/mL (VR: negativo), respectivamente. Bioquímica óssea mostrava cálcio e fósforo normais, paratormônio aumentado: 283 pg/mL (10-65) e marcadores de reabsorção óssea aumentados, sugerindo hiperparatireoidismo secundário à síndrome mal-absortiva. Após 1 ano de dieta isenta de glúten, houve melhora dos sintomas mal-absortivos e importante aumento de DMO (47,3 por cento em coluna lombar e 31,6 por cento em colo de fêmur), reforçando o diagnóstico de doença celíaca como fator agravante de osteoporose nesta paciente.

Sixty-three-year-old woman requested medical attention for osteoporosis. Bone densitometry revealed: Tspine (L1-L4)= -3.5 SD [Bone mineral density (BMD): 0.766 g/cm²]. Tfemoral neck= -2.4 SD (BMD: 0.716 g/cm²). She has been in calcium and vitamin D supplementation for 2 years. She informed a 5-year-history of hypothyroidism in levothyroxine replacement. Alendronate sodium 70 mg/week was initiated with significant increase in BMD in the first year (6.1 percent equally in spine and femoral neck). After a 5-year follow-up, the patient presented with weight loss, anemia and decrease in BMD (12.6 percent in spine and 20.9 percent in femoral neck). Clinical history revealed intermittent diarrhea episodes for 2 years and the hypothesis of celiac disease was suspected. Anti-gliadin and anti-endomysium antibodies were positive: 25.3 U/mL (< 20) e 1/5 U/mL (RV: negative), respectively. Bone biochemical parameters revealed normal levels of calcium and phosphate, increased parathyroid hormone: 283 pg/mL (10-65) and increased levels of bone reabsortion markers, consistent with secondary hyperparathyroidism in response to malabsorptive syndrome. One year after gluten-free diet, patient improved of malabsorptive symptoms and gained BMD (47.3 percent in spine and 31.6 percent in femoral neck), confirming the hypothesis of celiac disease as aggravating factor of osteoporosis in this patient.

A Case of Enteropathy-associated T-cell Lymphoma Presenting with Recurrent Hematochezia / 대한소화기학회지

Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) is an unusual primary gastrointestinal lymphoma, particularly associated with celiac sprue. This tumor usually affects the jejunum and grossly presents as multiple circumferential ulcers without the formation of definite tumor masses. Moreover, mesenteric lymph nodes are commonly involved. The patients have typically suffered from abdominal pain, diarrhea, or weight loss whereas some patients may manifest with nonspecific symptoms for a period of years or an acute emergency of perforation, obstruction, or hemorrhage. The clinical course of EATL is very unfavorable and the prognosis is poor. Both celiac sprue and EATL are very rare diseases in Asia, except India and Middle East. We report a 60-year-old male diagnosed as having EATL after segmental small bowel resection, who presented with recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding.