IntroductionCeliac disease is a chronic autoimmune disease that particularly affects the proximal small bowel (1). An autoimmune-mediated mechanism plays a part in the pathophysiology of the disease, and small bowel mucosal injury and malabsorption occur due to the hypersensitivity to gluten in prone individuals. Vitamin and mineral deficiency may also be seen depending upon malabsorption. Consequently, the clinical symptoms of the disease are not limited to the gastrointestinal system and may appear with a heterogeneous clinical spectrum involving the extraintestinal system. The typical symptoms of the disease include chronic diarrhea, abdominal distention, and growth retardation (2,3). However, the disease may also manifest itself with extraintestinal findings related to the hematologic, endocrine, and autoimmune systems. Anemia is the most frequently seen disorder in the hematologic system that often develops due to iron deficiency (4-9). Hypocalcemia and osteopenia may also occur due to vitamin D deficiency (10,11). No extensive study has been conducted regarding the vitamin and mineral deficiencies of pediatric patients diagnosed with celiac disease up to the present. Accordingly, it is the objective of this study to determine the frequency of vitamin A, D, and E deficiency, as well as zinc and mineral deficiencies, in pediatric patients diagnosed with celiac disease at the time of application to our clinic. Materials and methodsThe files of the patients diagnosed with celiac disease and followed in our Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Clinic from June 2008 to June 2013 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients with complete file records and vitamin and mineral levels checked at the time of application were enrolled in the study. The demographic characteristics, complaints at the time of application, findings of duodenal biopsy, and serum 25 OH vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin E, iron, and zinc levels of the patients were taken from the file records. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of İnönü University (approval number 162/2013).The diagnosis of celiac disease was established in accordance with the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition's guidelines Background/aim: To establish the frequency of vitamin and mineral deficiency in children newly diagnosed with celiac disease. Materials and 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 frequent...
Background/aim: To determine the hematologic manifestations at the time of diagnosis of celiac disease in children and the effects of a gluten-free diet on hematologic signs upon follow-up. Materials and methods:The records of patients with celiac disease who received a follow up examination at the Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic between June 2006 and June 2013 were retrospectively examined.Results: Ninety-one patients were included in the study. The mean age at diagnosis was 8.1 ± 4.21 years and 59 patients (64.8%) were female. Thirty-two patients (35.2%) had hematologic signs at the time of diagnosis. Anemia (24.2%) was the most common hematologic sign, followed by thrombocytosis (16.5%) and leukopenia (4.4%). The tTG IgA titers were screened in 80 of the 91 patients during diagnosis. Follow-up examinations found that remission for anemia (P = 0.017), thrombocytosis (P = 0.039), and decreases in tTG IgA titers (P = 0.034) were more prominent in patients who had followed a strict gluten-free diet. Conclusion:Approximately one-third of the celiac disease patients had hematologic manifestations at the time of diagnosis. Remission in hematologic signs and decrease in tTG IgA titers were more prominent in patients who had adhered to a gluten-free diet.
Amaç: Astım ve alerjik rinit tanısı konulmuş çocukların aeroalerjenlere karşı duyarlılıkların dağılımını belirlemektir. Yöntem: İnönü Üniversitesi Pediatrik Alerji ve Astım polikliniğinde Haziran 2012 ile Mayıs 2013 tarihleri arasında astım ve alerjik rinit tanısı konulan çocukların dosyaların-dan deri prik test sonuçları geriye dönük olarak incelendi. Bulgular: Deri prik testi yapılan 358 hastanın 229 (%64) u en az bir aeroalerjene karşı duyarlı idi. Deri testinde pozitiflik tespit edilen hastaların ortanca yaşı 10 (5-18) olup, 138 (%60,3)'i erkek idi. En sık duyarlılığın tespit edildiği aeroalerjen ot/tahıl polen idi ve 112 hastada (%48,9) pozitif bulundu. Deri prik testinde pozitif bulunan aeroalerjenlerin sıklığı sırasıyla; yabani ot karışımı (48,5%), ev tozu akarı (40,2%), ağaç poleni karışımı (35,4%), hamam böceği (30,6%), mantar karışımı (27,5%), kedi ve köpek epiteli (26,6%) idi. Deri prik testi pozitif olan hastaların 51 (%25,3)'inde sadece bir aeroalerjene karşı duyarlılık varken, 171 hastada (%74,7) birden fazla aeroalerjene karşı duyarlılık vardı. Tek alerjene duyarlı olma ile hastaların cinsiyeti, yaşı, periferik eozinofili ve serum Ig E düzeyleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki yoktu. Bununla birlikte, astımlı hastaların birden fazla aeroalerjene karşı duyarlanmaları alerjik rinitli hastalara göre daha az idi (p=0,06). Sonuç: Kliniğimizde yapılan deri prik testinde en sık ot/tahıl polen karışımına karşı duyarlılık tespit edildi. Astımlı hastalar daha çok tek alerjene karşı duyarlanma eğilimindeydiler.
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