Engelsk titel: Rickets and anaemia caused by coeliac disease in a three-year-old girl
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Författare:
Bybeck Nielsen, Allan
Email: allan@bybeck.dk
Språk: Dan
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UI-nummer: 19040267
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We present a case report of a three-year-old girl of Pakistani origin with coeliac disease. The first symptom was spontaneous fracture of the fibula. Vitamin D deficiency rickets and iron deficiency anaemia were demonstrated. An intestinal biopsy and elevated antibody levels confirmed the coeliac disease. Rickets is a known but rare presentation of coeliac disease, but this case report illustrates, how coeliac disease in children often presents with non-gastrointestinal symptoms. The importance of investigations for malabsorption, if iron deficiency is not easily corrected with sufficient iron supplements, is underlined as well as the importance of screening for coeliac disease.