Celiac disease unmasked by acute severe iron deficiency anemia
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Celiac disease unmasked by acute severe iron deficiency anemia
The prevalence of celiac disease (CD) appears to be increasing in the United States. However, the proportion of new CD cases with atypical presentations is also rising. We present the case of a 49-year-old woman who was diagnosed with CD in the setting of new, severe iron-deficiency anemia, 13 years into treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome associated with chronic mildly e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2000-9666
DOI: 10.3402/jchimp.v6.31439