Celiac sprue, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and hepatic granulomatous disease. An autoimmune linkage?
We report the case of a patient with celiac sprue in whom idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and associated hepatic granulomatous disease developed. We suggest that the three processes are linked through autoimmune mechanisms.
Department of Medicine, Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology