Pericardial effusion in celiac disease.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that affected 1% of all population in United State. Classic manifestations of disease consist of early childhood diarrhea, malabsorption, steatorrhea and growth retardation but disease can affects adult at any age. In adult anemia is a more frequent finding. This patient was a 40-year-old lady with progressive fatigue and lower extremities pitting edema. Iron deficiency anemia and celiac disease were diagnosed on the basis of low serum ferritin, elevated serum level of IgA endomysial and tissue transglutaminase anti-bodies and histologic findings in small bowel biopsies. Pericardial effusion in her evaluation was detected incidentally. Asymptomatic pericardial effusion in this patient was only detectable with imaging. After starting of gluten free diet and iron supplement fatigue, peripheral edema and pericardial effusion on echocardiography decreased. It should be noted that asymptomatic pericardial effusion may be seen in adults with celiac disease.
Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology Section, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Farzaneh
F
Ashrafi
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Ali
A
Darakhshandeh
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mitra
M
Heidarpour
Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Section, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Tahmineh
T
Tavakoli
Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Jamshid
J
Najafian
Anemia; celiac disease; pericardial effusion