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Celiac disease in a child with ulcerative colitis: a possible genetic association.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2013
Cheng Sam X, Raizner Aileen, Phatak Uma P, Cho Judy H, Pashankar Dinesh S
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease are both immune-mediated enteropathies. It is rare for both celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease to occur together in an individual patient. This association has been reported in adults, however, very rarely in children. Here, we report an unusual case of an 8-year-old child with a history of anemia and...
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