Celiac disease presenting as iron-deficiency anemia in northern India.
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| ID: sea-63556
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Adult celiac disease is infrequent in India. Iron-deficiency anemia as its presenting manifestation is still rarer.METHODS:
We investigated patients with refractory iron-deficiency anemia attending the hematology clinic of a tertiary-care hospital for celiac disease. The diagnosis of celiac disease was based on histology, serology and response to treatment.RESULTS:
Of 19 patients with refractory iron-deficiency anemia seen from April 1998 to March 2000, 11 were diagnosed to have celiac disease. Four of these had abnormal D-xylose test and 3 had fat malabsorption. All 11 patients responded to gluten-free diet with improvement in hematological parameters.CONCLUSION:
Patients with refractory iron-deficiency anemia of unknown cause should be investigated for subclinical celiac disease.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Severity of Illness Index
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Celiac Disease
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Incidence
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Assessment
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Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
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Adult
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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