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Increased association of ulcerative colitis and coeliac disease

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THREE patients with coeliac disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), from a population of 438 CD patients, are described. This is a rare association requiring clinical awareness. Patients not responding to appropriate treatment, should have the second diagnosis outruled.

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  1. University Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Regional Hospital, Galway

    E. G. Breen, G. Coghlan, E. C. Connolly, F. M. Stevens & C. F. McCarthy

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Breen, E.G., Coghlan, G., Connolly, E.C. et al. Increased association of ulcerative colitis and coeliac disease. I.J.M.S. 156, 120–121 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02954635

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