title: Coeliac disease. Three cases of delayed diagnosis after a sojourn in the tropics.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, Netherlands.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: van Bergeijk
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Thies
mesh_terms: 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