Open AccessCELIAC DISEASE;
Author(s) -
Edip Erkuş,
Mehmet Zahid Koçak,
Gülali Aktaş,
Haluk Şavlı
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2017.24.08.1009
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoalbuminemia , disease , immunology , anemia , immune system , gastroenterology
Celiac Disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder based on immune response togluten in genetically predisposed subjects. Five subtypes of CD has been described; classicaldisease, atypical disease, silent disease, latent disease, potential disease. Literature consistsat least five different definition of latent CD. We aimed to present a unique latent CD case inan elderly woman, who referred with anemia, hypoalbuminemia and vitamin D deficiency. Sheresponded well to initiation of gluten free diet.