Celiac Disease Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin
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Celiac Disease Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin
Celiac disease (CD) is a common autoimmune enteropathy that occurs, in affected individuals, with exposure to gluten in the diet and improves with removal of dietary gluten. Although CD is readily considered in patients with classical presentations of the disease, atypical manifestations may be the only presenting symptoms. We present a case of CD in a 16-year-old female presenting as fever of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-6528,2090-6536
DOI: 10.1155/2013/676327