Coeliac disease and autoimmune cholangitis: a case report.
Autoimmune cholangitis can be associated with other autoimmune disorders. The case is described of a 58-ear-old female who developed severe microcytic anaemia resistant to oral iron treatment. Evaluation of the patient led to the diagnosis of coeliac disease, a rarely described association. Gluten-free diet and treatment with oral haematinics led to reversal of the anaemia.
Marignani
M
M
Department of Hepatogastroenterology, S. Giacomo Hospital, Rome, Italy. mmarignani@hotmail.com
Angeletti
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S
Mari
T
T
D'Alessandro
P
P
Palumbo
P
P
Dato
A
A
Zullo
A
A
D001327:Autoimmune Diseases; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged