title: [Celiac disease in 3 patients with Takayasu's arteritis].
abstract: Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis of unknown etiology. Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease caused by the ingestion of gluten. TA and CD have been associated with many other autoimmune conditions. However, only five cases with this association have been reported. In this series, three patients with TA and CD were included; all were female, 21, 30 and 54 years old. TA clinical manifestations preceded CD diagnosis in all patients. Aortic arch branches were affected in all of them. Serologic markers were positive and a small intestine biopsy showed typical findings of CD in the three patients. Special attention should be given to this possible association because these entities may be asymptomatic; the recognition of new disease variants modifies treatment, and sometimes CD constitutes a differential diagnosis of mesenteric ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Clínica Médica, Hospital General de Agudos Juan Antonio Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina. dibenedettonicolas@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
authors.forename: Sebastián Andrés
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Albertón
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tumminello
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Escasany
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allievi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult