title: Atypical presentations of celiac disease.
abstract: Celiac disease (CD) has a wide variety of clinical presentations; together with the "classical form", in which the intestinal symptomatology is prevalent, there are "atypical forms" with predominating extra-intestinal clinical features, and the "silent form", with no clinical symptom. The "atypical forms" of the disease are characterized by few or no gastrointestinal symptoms, and predominating extra-intestinal features such as neurologic, dermatologic, hematologic, endocrinologic, reproductive, renal, psychiatric, skeletal, and liver involvement(s). Silent presentation of CD may be identified through screening of high-risk groups. Today, it is well known that CD might account for several chronic health issues, so it is essential for healthcare professionals to have a high level of suspicion for the atypical presentations of CD.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Malatya State Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.
authors: Can
authors: C
authors: Celiloğlu
authors: Hamza
authors: H
authors: Karabiber
authors: Mukadder Ayşe
authors: MA
authors: Selimoğlu
mesh_terms: D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans