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- Title
Maladie coeliaque de l'adulte révélée par une polysérite.
- Authors
El Euch, Mounira; Haddad, Souha; Mahfoudhi, Madiha; Hamida, Fethi Ben; Jaziri, Fatima; Abdelghani, Khaoula Ben; Turki, Sami; Abdallah, Taïeb Ben
- Abstract
Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease affecting multiple organs. It often presents as gastrointestinal manifestations associated with malabsorption. However, serosa involvement uncommonly reveals this enteropathy, making the diagnosis difficult. We here report the case of JA, aged 63 years, admitted to hospital to detect the cause of malabsorption syndrome associated with polyserositis signs including pleurisy, pericarditis, ascites and hydrocephalus. The diagnosis of CD was based on endoscopic signs without serology tests. Patient's evolution was partially favorable, due to lack of compliance with a gluten-free diet. Our study reports the first case of CD revealed by polyserositis. CD should be suspected in patients with malabsorption syndrome, in the absence of evocative signs.
- Publication
Pan African Medical Journal, 2017, Vol 28, p1
- ISSN
1937-8688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11604/pamj.2017.28.105.10878