Silent celiac disease in an obese patient with alopecia areata

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31053/1853.0605.v77.n1.25193

Keywords:

celiac disease, alopecia areata, obesity

Abstract

Introduction: celiac disease is a medical condition that is characterized by its varied forms of clinical presentation and its association with other autoimmune pathologies. The objective is to describe the case of a patient who presented for consultation due to alopecia areata.

Methodology: observational, descriptive, retrospective study of a 24-year-old obese male

Results: among the routine studies positive serology for celiac disease was detected and confirmed with digestive endoscopy.

Conclusions: the alopecia areata of this patient allowed to reveal another autoimmune disease.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Raúl Emilio Real Delor, Dpto. de Medicina Interna. Hospital Nacional. Itauguá, Paraguay

    Jefe del Dpto. de Medicina Interna del Hospital Nacional, Itauguá, Paraguay

    Coordinador del Postgrado en Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Itapúa, Paraguay

  • Nelson Gabriel López Esquivel, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad del Pacífico. Asunción, Paraguay
    Docente de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad del Pacífico. Asunción, Paraguay
  • Nicolás Emilio Real Aparicio, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad del Pacífico. Asunción, Paraguay
    Estudiante de Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad del Pacífico. Asunción, Paraguay

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Published

2020-03-13

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Case Report

How to Cite

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Real Delor RE, López Esquivel NG, Real Aparicio NE. Silent celiac disease in an obese patient with alopecia areata. Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba [Internet]. 2020 Mar. 13 [cited 2024 Dec. 18];77(1):49-51. Available from: https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/25193

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