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[Celiac disease associated with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: report of a case]
E Kawakami1, L A Lopes, U Fagundes Neto
1Departamento de Pediatria, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo.
Arquivos De Gastroenterologia
|July 1, 1990
Abstract:
We report the association of diabetes mellitus and celiac disease in one patient, which was confirmed by intestinal biopsy, the withdraw of gluten from the diet, and by a positive challenge test. We emphasize the importance to recognize this association to improve the clinical management of patients with diabetes mellitus.