case of undiagnosed coeliac disease resulting in secondary hyperparathyroidism and presenting with giant cell granuloma [Brown's tumor]

ABSTRACT

Coeliac Disease is an autoimmune disease. It affects genetically pre-disposed individuals, leading to mal absorption of nutrients and patients presenting with a multitude of symptoms, which can sometimes go undiagnosed. We present a case where coeliac disease was identified as the cause of a giant cell tumor of hyperparathyroidism in the mandible