Open AccessRhabdomyolysis in Celiac Disease
Author(s) -
Vildan Ertekin,
Mukadder Ayşe Selimoğlu,
Hüseyin Tan,
Buket Kılıçaslan
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.2.328
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyolysis , muscle biopsy , weakness , diarrhea , creatine kinase , failure to thrive , disease , atrophy , gastroenterology , muscle weakness , hypokalemia , biopsy , myopathy , pediatrics , surgery
A 12-year-old female presented with chronic diarrhea, fatigue, failure to thrive, sudden weakness of her upper and lower extremities and inability to walk. On neurological examination, atrophy was found of the lower extremity muscles, coupled with muscle weakness. Hypokalemia and a high creatine kinase (CK) level were detected. Antigliadin IgA, IgG and antiendomysial antibodies were positive. A duodenal biopsy revealed the classical findings of celiac disease. To our knowledge this is the first childhood case of celiac disease presenting with rhabdomyolysis.