Celiac Disease Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin
Celiac disease (CD) is a common autoimmune enteropathy that occurs, in affected individuals, with exposure to gluten in the diet and improves with removal of dietary gluten. Although CD is readily considered in patients with classical presentations of the disease, atypical manifestations may be the...
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| description | Celiac disease (CD) is a common autoimmune enteropathy that occurs, in affected individuals, with exposure to gluten in the diet and improves with removal of dietary gluten. Although CD is readily considered in patients with classical presentations of the disease, atypical manifestations may be the only presenting symptoms. We present a case of CD in a 16-year-old female presenting as fever of unknown origin, which has not been reported previously. The postulated mechanism for fever in CD and the importance of clinicians having a low threshold for considering CD in the differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin and other enigmatic clinical presentations is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-303e6be5a1684f2db8018e684592581f2025-02-03T05:46:21ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362013-01-01201310.1155/2013/676327676327Celiac Disease Presenting as Fever of Unknown OriginMegan J. Cooney0Wael El-Matary1Department of Pediatrics, AE405-840 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3A 1S1, CanadaSection of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaCeliac disease (CD) is a common autoimmune enteropathy that occurs, in affected individuals, with exposure to gluten in the diet and improves with removal of dietary gluten. Although CD is readily considered in patients with classical presentations of the disease, atypical manifestations may be the only presenting symptoms. We present a case of CD in a 16-year-old female presenting as fever of unknown origin, which has not been reported previously. The postulated mechanism for fever in CD and the importance of clinicians having a low threshold for considering CD in the differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin and other enigmatic clinical presentations is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/676327 |
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