Two cases presenting with pubertal delay and diagnosed as Celiac disease.
Pubertal delay may be due to underlying chronic diseases and primary endocrine diseases. Celiac disease, one of the common malabsorption disorders of childhood, may progress silently in some cases, and the cases diagnosed late present with growth failure or disturbance of pubertal development. Currently, due to the changing face of celiac disease, patients are being diagnosed in adolescence with atypical symptoms and findings. This study describes 2 patients aged 13 and 16 years who presented with pubertal delay and who were diagnosed with celiac disease, concluding that routine screening of celiac disease in the differential diagnosis of delayed puberty should be recommended.
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Inciralti-Izmir, Turkey.
Ayhan
A
Abaci
Ihsan
I
Esen
Tolga
T
Unuvar
Nur
N
Arslan
Ece
E
Bober
D000293:Adolescent; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000175:diagnosis*