Open AccessCeliac Crisis in an Adult Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Dimitrios Katsifis-Nezis,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hsoa journal of clinical studies and medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2378-8801
DOI - 10.24966/csmc-8801/100116
Subject(s) - diarrhea , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , gluten free , cachexia , disease , pediatrics , case presentation , intensive care medicine , surgery , cancer
We report a case of celiac crisis in a previously healthy 51-year-old female presenting with a month’s history of diarrhea, cachexia and an abnormal metabolic panel.The patient’s diarrhea resolved after initiation of a gluten free diet and she gained 4 kilograms during hospitalization. Celiac crisis is a very rare presentation of celiac disease in adults but nonetheless should be considered in patients with marked metabolic derangements in the setting of osmotic diarrhea.