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Joint involvement in children with celiac disease

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Abstract

Objective

To determine early joint involvement as detected by ultrasonography in children with newly diagnosed celiac disease, and in children with celiac disease on gluten-free diet for more than 6 months.

Methods

Cross-sectional comparative study evaluating joint abnormalities by ultrasonography.

Results

Ultrasonography showed abnormalities in 19 out of 60 (31.7%) children with newly diagnosed celiac disease as compared to 2 (3.3%) out of 60 in those on a gluten-free diet for more than 6 months.

Conclusion

Subclinical synovitis as detected by ultrasound is a frequent finding in newly diagnosed children with celiac disease.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, SMS Medical college, 5 JHA 22, Jawahar nagar, Jaipur, 302 004, India

    Kapil Garg, Priyanka Agarwal, R. K. Gupta & S. Sitaraman

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Garg, K., Agarwal, P., Gupta, R.K. et al. Joint involvement in children with celiac disease. Indian Pediatr 54, 946–948 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-017-1188-x

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