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[Silent celiac disease in an obese patient with alopecia areata.]
Raúl Emilio Real Delor1, Nelson Gabriel López Esquivel2, Nicolás Emilio Real Aparicio3
1Dpto. de Medicina Interna. Hospital Nacional. Itauguá, Paraguay. raulemilioreal@gmail.com.
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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