title: An unusual association: celiac disease and Becker muscular dystrophy.
abstract: A history of poor growth in early childhood associated with persistent diarrhea and iron deficiency anemia led to a diagnosis of celiac disease in a 9-yr-old boy hospitalized for acute rhabdomyolysis. Elevated serum creatine kinase levels had been documented over the previous years, and Becker's muscular dystrophy was diagnosed by immunostaining of dystrophin and DNA analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morandi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Monafo
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pillan
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ugazio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Plebani
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D016189:Dystrophin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D016189:Dystrophin; D004247:DNA