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Myotonic dystrophy in a patient of celiac disease: a new association?
Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-124820
ABSTRACT
Celiac disease (CD) has long been known to be associated with neurological and psychiatric manifestations; its in association with myotonic dystrophy however has not yet been reported. We report the case of a 27-year old female patient who presented to us with diarrhoea, weight loss, easy fatigability, irritability and alopecia of 8 months duration and was diagnosed to have celiac disease and put on gluten free diet. 8 weeks later she developed neurological symptoms and was found to have myotoni dystrophy in addition. At six month follow up patient had gained 5 kg, but the neurological symptoms remained the same. Treatment of neurological symptoms associated with gluten hypersensitivity depends on the type of neurological syndrome associated. Only exceptionally do these symptoms improve with gluten restriction and, in some patients, the neurological manifestations even progress despite resolution of both pathologic findings and intestinal symptoms.
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Texte intégral: Disponible Indice: IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est) Sujet Principal: Femelle / Humains / Maladie coeliaque / Adulte / Dystrophie myotonique langue: Anglais Année: 2008 Type: Article

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Texte intégral: Disponible Indice: IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est) Sujet Principal: Femelle / Humains / Maladie coeliaque / Adulte / Dystrophie myotonique langue: Anglais Année: 2008 Type: Article