title: A boy with coeliac disease and obesity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the case of a 14-y-old boy with coeliac disease and obesity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 14-y-old boy presented with episodic diarrhoea associated with eating spaghetti. His body mass index (BMI) at presentation was 37.2 kg/m2 (>99.9th centile). Both antigliadin and anti-endomysial antibodies were positive, and coeliac disease was diagnosed by jejunal biopsy. His diarrhoea ceased and the gliadin and endomysial antibodies disappeared after starting gluten-free diet. At 17 y, his BMI increased to 42.7 kg/m2 despite dietary support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Obesity in a child does not exclude the diagnosis of coeliac disease, especially if presenting with suggestive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, County Hospital, Hereford, United Kingdom. muyiwaoso@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Olumuyiwa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oso
authors.forename: Neil C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*