[Basedow's disease and celiac disease in an adolescent with Down syndrome].
BACKGROUND
Down syndrome is a favourable land to the emergence of auto-immune disease.


METHODS
Graves' disease and celiac disease were diagnosed in a 16 years old adolescent with Down syndrome presenting chronic diarrhoea, important delayed development and signs of hyperthyroidism.


CONCLUSIONS
Celiac disease and thyroid dysfunction would be screening in patient with Down syndrome.
Chemli
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J
Service de pédiatrie, CHU de Sahloul, 4054 Sousse, Tunisie. jalel_chemli@yahoo.fr
Braham
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N
Boughattas
S
S
Harbi
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A
D000293:Adolescent; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans