Transient gluten hypersensitivity.
We report a case of transient gluten hypersensitivity, demonstrated by jejunal histology at diagnosis, normalization after gluten-free diet, and acute clinical and histological relapse after a challenge with gluten powder at the age of 1 year, resembling that observed in cow's milk protein intolerance. Subsequent provocation tests did not show any alteration. Cases of supposed transient gluten hypersensitivity are rarely reported; our patient is characterized by the acute reaction to gluten challenge associated with a damaged histological picture and depressed levels of complement.
Iacono
G
G
Ospedale dei Bambini G. Cristina, Palermo, Italy.
Nocerino
A
A
Guandalini
S
S
Carroccio
A
A
Cavataio
F
F
Balsamo
V
V
D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000473:pathology; D005983:Glutens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
D005983:Glutens