Open AccessDiagnosis of celiac disease in pregnancy and puerperium: think about it
Author(s) -
Corrado Francesco,
Magazzu Giuseppe,
Sferlazzas Concetta
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2002.810219.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , disease , anemia , obstetrics , postpartum period , genetics , biology
We report 10 cases of celiac disease (CD) diagnosed after a pregnancy. During late pregnancy and/or puerperium a latent CD may be unmasked, so patients with mild gastrointestinal symptoms or anemia in pregnancy should be investigated to detect the disease before it might seriously affect maternofetal health.