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[Prevalence of celiac disease in diabetic children and adolescents]
A Gleisner1, J Cerón, S Asenjo
1Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción.
Background:
Celiac disease is more common in patients with insulin dependent diabetes than in the general population.
Aim:
To detect celiac disease in diabetic children and adolescents.
Patients And Methods:
IgA antigliadin, IgG antireticulin and IgG antiendomysium antibodies were measured in 67 diabetic children (35 female), aged between 4 and 18 years old.
Results:
Only one male adolescent, aged 18 years old, without gastrointestinal symptoms, had a significant elevation of antireticulin and antiendomysium antibodies. His intestinal biopsy showed subtotal villous atrophy, consistent with celiac disease.
Conclusions:
The prevalence of celiac disease in these diabetic children is 1:67 (1.5%). Similar figures have been reported elsewhere.