Silent celiac disease in an obese patient with alopecia areata
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https://doi.org/10.31053/1853.0605.v77.n1.25193Keywords:
celiac disease, alopecia areata, obesityAbstract
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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