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Celiac disease

 

Enfermedad Celiaca. Alteraciones Neurológicas y Enteropatía Asociada a Linfoma de Células T.

In celiac disease, gluten ingestion results in intestinal mucosal swelling, cryptic hyperplasia, and villi atrophy in genetically predisposed individuals. We report an unusual case of celiac disease, neurological complications and enteropathy associated T cell lymphoma in the same patient.

Case report: A 49 year-old woman with celiac disease who failed to respond to a strict free-gluten diet. She developed intestinal perforation, T cell lymphoma associated to enteropathy and neurological features.

Conclusion: An uncommon case of celiac disease with associated neurological manifestations and malignancy. In a single patient, this uncommon association has not been reported. It is still to be determined, whether genetic and/or immunological factors are responsible for the development of this features.

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