Occult coeliac disease and iron-deficiency anaemia.
Coeliac disease can cause selective malabsorption and, therefore, a poorly specific clinical pattern. In the two cases of iron-deficiency anaemia described, targeted diagnostic procedures enabled to find an effective therapy. The identification of patients affected by coeliac disease in a subclinical phase may reduce the risk of autoimmune and lymphoproliferative diseases.
Volpe
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Azienda Servizi Sanitari, University of Trieste.
Festini
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Torre
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Lucchesi
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D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans