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Uveitis responding on gluten free diet in a girl with celiac disease and diabetes mellitus type 1
- Source :
- Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique. 34(4-5)
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- A 9-year old girl with a history of diabetes mellitus type 1, presented with visual loss of the left eye. The right eye examination was unremarkable. Slit-lamp examination revealed few small and fine keratic precipitates. We noted 2+ flare in the vitreous. There was no choroiditis, papillitis or retinal vasculitis. No aetiology was found. The patient was treated by topical and systemic corticosteroids without any improvement. Celiac disease was discovered by the presence of celiac antibodies in the work-up of joint pain and diabetes mellitus type 1. Antiendomysium antibodies and anti-transglutaminase antibodies were both positive. A small bowel biopsy confirmed celiac disease. A gluten free diet was set up and corticosteroids were tapered off. Recovery of the uveitis was obvious during gluten free diet and normalized within two months.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology
genetic structures
Diet therapy
Eye disease
Gastroenterology
Coeliac disease
Uveitis
Diet, Gluten-Free
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Child
chemistry.chemical_classification
Type 1 diabetes
Retinal vasculitis
business.industry
nutritional and metabolic diseases
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Gluten
digestive system diseases
eye diseases
Celiac Disease
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
chemistry
Gluten free
Female
sense organs
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03998320
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 4-5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3e38b436cc8a661789bbe7b9ef61b5c2