Silent Celiac Disease in an obese patient

We present an obese patient who underwent high digestive endoscopy due to dysphagia after accidental ingestion of chicken bone. There is mild reflux oesophagitis and duodenal atrophy. Intestinal biopsy reports severe villous atrophy with lymphoplasmocytic infiltrate. Autoantibodies for celiac diseas...

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Autor principal: Real Delor, Raúl Emilio
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología 2017
Materias:
celiac disease
intestinal atrophy
obesity
enfermedad celiaca
atrofia intestinal
obesidad
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/16888
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Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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Sumario:We present an obese patient who underwent high digestive endoscopy due to dysphagia after accidental ingestion of chicken bone. There is mild reflux oesophagitis and duodenal atrophy. Intestinal biopsy reports severe villous atrophy with lymphoplasmocytic infiltrate. Autoantibodies for celiac disease return positive. The patient never presented digestive symptoms. 

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