Coeliac disease. Three cases of delayed diagnosis after a sojourn in the tropics.
Three patients are described in whom the diagnosis of coeliac disease was missed because of a recent sojourn in the tropics. The differences between coeliac disease and tropical sprue, as well as the diagnostic pathways, are discussed.
van Bergeijk
J D
JD
Department of Gastroenterology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, Netherlands.
Mulder
C J
CJ
Thies
J E
JE
D000328:Adult; D001541:Benin; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013182:Sprue, Tropical / Q000175:diagnosis; D013532:Suriname; D014195:Travel