Osteomalacia with Looser zones caused by celiac disease
(ندگان)پدیدآور
Saadati, NayerehKhodashahi, MandanaNaghibzadeh, BahramAdibi, Elhamنوع مدرک
TextCase Report
زبان مدرک
Englishچکیده
Celiac disease is considered a malabsorption syndrome and is characterized by chronicsmall intestinal disease caused by hypersensitivity to the gliadin fraction of gluten. Celiac disease comes with diarrhea, occasional steatorrhea, weight loss, and other complications which might be caused by anemia. Reports of osteomalacia as the only symptom of celiac disease are very rare; however, osteomalacia can be a detected sign of celiac disease. Herein is described a case of osteomalaciawith a Looser zone in a 39-year-old woman who had low bone mineral density caused by severe osteomalacia associated with chronic celiac disease. In patients with pain in the spine and proximal muscle, the risk of osteomalacia should be considered in any kind of diagnosis.
کلید واژگان
bone lossceliac disease
Looser zone
osteomalacia
Osteoporosis
شماره نشریه
3تاریخ نشر
2017-07-011396-04-10
ناشر
Rheumatology Research in cooperation with eJournalPlusسازمان پدید آورنده
Department of Internal Medicine, Ghaem Medical Centre, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Mashhad, Iran.Department of Internal Medicine, Ghaem Medical Centre, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Rheumatic Disease Research Center (RDRC), Ghaem Medical Center, MUMS, Mashhad, Iran
Intern, Ghaem Medical Centre, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical ( MUMS), Mashhad, Iran