[Celiac disease and autoimmune diseases or systemic disease. Six cases and a review of the literature].
BACKGROUND
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder which may be associated with another autoimmune or systemic disease.


OBJECTIVE
To determine the links between autoimmune diseases and celiac disease.


METHODS
Among 31 patients with a celiac disease, we selected those who had another autoimmune or systemic disease.


RESULTS
We report 6 patients with such disease association: 3 with autoimmune thyroiditis including one also with Grave's disease, 2 with systemic lupus erythematosus including one also with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and 1 with temporal arteritis.


CONCLUSIONS
The link between celiac disease and autoimmune thyroiditis or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus seems to be real but many discrepancies are observed for the other autoimmune diseases. After a literature review, we suggest a summary of effective associations between celiac disease and autoimmune or systemic diseases.
Service des Maladies du Sang, Centre François-Magendie, CHU du Haut-Lévêque, 33604 Pessac. xavier.delbrel@ch-pau.fr
Xavier
X
Delbrel
Patrick
P
Le-Bougeant
Gabriel
G
Etienne
Patrick
P
Blanco
Marie
M
Beylot-Barry
Michel
M
Amouretti
Patrick
P
Mercie
Maïté
M
Longy-Boursier
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged