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Unusual polyarthritis as a unique clinical manifestation of coeliac disease

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This report describes a patient who presented with an unusual polyarthritis accompanied by myalgia, fever and anxiety. After extensive clinical and serological evaluation, duodenal biopsy and serological tests provided evidence for the diagnosis of coeliac disease (CD). The patient was promptly put on a gluten-free diet, which led to an improvement in the clinical abnormalities.

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  1. Divisione di Reumatologia, Dip. Medicina Interna, Policlinico Universitario, Via C. Valeria n. 12, 98100 Messina, Italy e-mail: bagnato@imeuniv.unime.it Tel.: +39-90-2212502; Fax: +39-90-2935162, , , , , , IT

    G. F. Bagnato

  2. Division of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy, , , , , , IT

    F. Purello D'Ambrosio

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  1. G. F. Bagnato
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  2. E. Quattrocchi
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  3. S. Gulli
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Received: 12 February 2000 / Accepted: 15 June 2000

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Bagnato, G., Quattrocchi, E., Gulli, S. et al. Unusual polyarthritis as a unique clinical manifestation of coeliac disease. Rheumatology International 20, 29–30 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002960000061

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