Celiac sprue presenting as advanced liver disease.
This case report describes the complexity of diagnosing celiac sprue in a patient who presented with features predominantly resembling that of advanced liver disease in the absence of diarrhea.
Tiriveedhi
Kiran
K
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA. kiranmayet@yahoo.com
Kelleher
Stephen P
SP
D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D020776:Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D015431:Weight Loss