[Hypocholesterolemia and celiac disease: about one case].
Hypocholesterolemia is a biochemical abnormality that often does not have much interest for clinicians. However its frequency varies from 2 to 5% according to the studied populations and can reveal a severe disease (cancer, sareopenia, malabsorption...). We report the observation of Miss HY, 17 year old, in whom the biological association of a hypocholesterolemie state with ferriprive anaemia revealed a celiac disease. Diagnosis was confirmed by the anatomopathologic examination and analysis of both anti-gliadine and anti-endomysium antibodies. The introduction of a strict diet without gluten allowed normalization of the biological parameters and the improvement of clinical symptomatology.
Département de biochimie, Faculté de médecine, Sousse, Tunisie. elisee.grissa@yahoo.fr
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Neffati
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D000293:Adolescent; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000172:deficiency*; D055050:Diet, Gluten-Free; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology
D002784:Cholesterol