Abstract
The histological development of coeliac disease has been documented in a child with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Serum antigliadin IgG was temporarily present at the onset of IDDM. It is assumed that IDDM may exert a trigger effect on the development of coeliac disease.
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Abbreviations
- AGA:
-
antigliadin antibody
- C/M:
-
cellobiose/mannitol
- IDDM:
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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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Catassi, C., Natalini, G., Rätsch, I.M. et al. Documented latent coeliac disease in a child with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Eur J Pediatr 150, 832–834 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01955001
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01955001