Celiac disease presenting with microcephaly.
A 15-month-old girl with celiac disease presented with microcephaly and developmental delay. Head growth resumed during a gluten-free diet. Subsequent gluten ingestion resulted in no head growth, areflexia, and increased celiac antibodies. All resolved with gluten elimination. Poor head growth may precede other clinical manifestations of celiac disease.
Bostwick
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Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
Berezin
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Halata
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Jacobson
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Medow
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D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000209:etiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome