International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Afnan Ali Abonukhaa
Internal Medicine Department, Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
It's an Emergency and Serious, Celiac Crisis, Case Reports and Review
Author(s): Abdullah Mohammed Albishi*, Ali Saleh Alshamrani, Khalid Mousa Asiri, Bader IbraheemAsiri, Afnan Ali Abonukhaa and Halimah Hussain A Alshehri
Celiac disease, also known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is a chronic systemic autoimmune genetically predisposing disease with a wide diverse range of intestinal and extra-intestinal manifestations triggered by dietary gluten ingestion. Celiac crisis is a rare manifestation of celiac disease but is considered a life-threatening condition and medical emergency in which patients with celiac disease have profuse diarrhea and severe metabolic disturbances. In this article, we are reporting two patients presented with diarrhea, electrolyte disturbance, and a picture of dehydration. They were diagnosed with a celiac crisis. Our aim from this article is to improve the awareness of physicians about the celiac crisis and facilitate its diagnosis and management. A high index of suspicion is needed among clinicians regarding these atypical and very rare presentations... Read More»
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