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Multiple fractures in a patient with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and coeliac disease

Author(s) -

Rajesh Joshi,

Monica Madvariya

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153

H-Index - 6

eISSN - 2386-110X

pISSN - 1391-5452

DOI - 10.4038/sljch.v44i2.6616

Subject(s) - medical journal , sri lanka , medicine , transparency (behavior) , scopus , publishing , family medicine , library science , medline , south asia , political science , law , ethnology , computer science , history

The prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) has been reported to be between 3-16%, with a mean prevalence of 8% (5–7 times greater than the general population)1. Here we describe a child with T1DM who presented with multiple fractures and osteopenia and was discovered to have CD. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health , 2015; 44 (2): 110-111

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