title: Occult coeliac disease and iron-deficiency anaemia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Azienda Servizi Sanitari, University of Trieste.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Festini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Torre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucchesi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans