title: Vitamin and mineral deficiency in children newly diagnosed with celiac disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish the frequency of vitamin and mineral deficiency in children newly diagnosed with celiac disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  The files of patients diagnosed with celiac disease in our Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic from June 2008 to June 2013 were reviewed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 52 pediatric patients diagnosed with celiac disease via serology and duodenal biopsy and who fulfilled the study criteria were enrolled in the study. The mean diagnosis age of the patients was 8.5 ± 3.9 years and 33 (63.5%) of the patients were female. Vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin E, zinc, and iron deficiencies were determined in 27 (51.9%), 4 (7.7%), 7 (13.5%), 35 (67.3%), and 18 (34.6%) patients, respectively, at the time of diagnosis. Vitamin D deficiency was observed more frequently in patients with growth retardation at the time of application (P = 0.02).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vitamin D, zinc, and iron deficiency are frequently observed in pediatric patients with celiac disease at the time of diagnosis. Therefore, serum vitamin D, zinc, and iron levels should be checked in all children diagnosed with celiac disease.
authors.forename: Topal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Çatal
authors.initials: Ç
authors.lastname: Ferat
authors.forename: Yildirim Acar
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Nurdan
authors.forename: Ermiştekin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Halime
authors.forename: Sinanoğlu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muhammed Selçuk
authors.forename: Karabiber
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamza
authors.forename: Selimoğlu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukadder Ayşe
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014421:Turkey; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood*; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A; D014807:Vitamin D; D014810:Vitamin E; D007501:Iron; D015032:Zinc