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SUBMITTER: Irastorza I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3921519 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Irastorza Iñaki I Tutau Carlos C Vitoria Juan Carlos JC
World journal of gastroenterology 20140201 5
Celiac disease is a chronic, immune-mediated enteropathy caused by a permanent sensitivity to ingested gluten cereals that develops in genetically susceptible individuals. The classic presentation of celiac disease includes symptoms of malabsorption but has long been associated with cognitive, emotional, and behavioral disorders. We describe an 8-year-old patient with non-scarring alopecia and diagnosed with trichotillomania. Furthermore, she presented with a 3-year history of poor appetite and ...[more]