title: Co-occurrence of celiac disease and ulcerative colitis in a 12-year-old girl.
abstract: Celiac disease (CD) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are separately well-described entities, but the co-occurrence in children has been very rarely reported until today. According to the literature, this case about 12-year-old girl would be the fifth case ever published about co-occurrence in children. We presume that there should be a higher comorbidity prevalence than that described. Distinguishing both diseases in one patient could be difficult due to the overlapping symptoms, but it is very important considering completely different therapeutic approaches.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Clinical Hospital Center Sestre milosrdnice , Croatia, Zagreb , Croatia.
authors.forename: Orjena
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Žaja
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Popović
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lesar
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pavić
authors.forename: Iva
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hojsak
mesh_terms: D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: IBD; celiac disease; co-occurrence; genetics; ulcerative colitis