title: Association of hepatic vein obstruction and coeliac disease in North African subjects.
abstract: This study describes three adults with coeliac disease and hepatic vein obstruction, an association which has not been reported so far. Similarities were found with the cases of five children with Budd-Chiari syndrome and intestinal villous atrophy recently reported in the literature. All subjects had North African origin. Coeliac disease and Budd-Chiari syndrome are uncommon conditions, and it is postulated that this is probably not a chance association, although no link between these diseases and the ethnic origin of the subjects could be elucidated.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Saint-Lazare, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marteau
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cadranel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Messing
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gargot
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valla
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rambaud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000352:Africa, Northern; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005983:Glutens / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D005983:Glutens