Abstract:Forty-eight adult patients with celiac disease, between 15 and 68 years old (mean: 41 years) were studied. Sixty-seven per cent of the patients were female and 33% male. Most of the patients were white (98%).The main clinical features were diarrhea (90%), weight loss (70%) and abdominal pain (56%). On the physical exam, the main findings were pallor (40%), aphthous stomatitis (31%) and arthralgia (23%).Associated disorders also occurred: diabetes mellitus type I, osteoporosis and atopy (6% each), dermatitis he… Show more
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