[Psoriatic arthritis and celiac disease in childhood. A case report]. 1991

F Cottafava, and D Cosso
Clinica Pediatrica I G. Gaslini, Università di Genova, Italia.

A case of a girl followed up for 18 years is reported. At the age of two, the patient presented psoriasis and coeliac disease confirmed by biopsy and by laboratory data. She followed a coeliac diet and at the age of twelve she manifested a rheumatoid arthritis of the left knee without pain, confirmed by laboratory data (RA test, ANA test). In this period, the patient underwent another gastrointestinal biopsy after suspension of the diet; the structural alterations of the gastrointestinal tract being always present, she continued the diet associated with non steroidal antiphlogistic drug therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. The Authors remark the association of diseases, making a comparison with literature data and confirming the current hypotheses. It is interesting to observe that when the patient presented articular symptoms, there was the reappearance of the gastrointestinal symptomatology. Very interesting is the presence of psoriasis: in fact there is the problem whether this case is a psoriatic arthritis with coeliac disease or a juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with coeliac disease and psoriasis. At last, the Authors report the good results obtained by coeliac diet and non steroidal antiphlogistic drugs; a complete remission of articular symptoms and a good puberal and intellectual growth have been observed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002446 Celiac Disease A malabsorption syndrome that is precipitated by the ingestion of foods containing GLUTEN, such as wheat, rye, and barley. It is characterized by INFLAMMATION of the SMALL INTESTINE, loss of MICROVILLI structure, failed INTESTINAL ABSORPTION, and MALNUTRITION. Gluten Enteropathy,Sprue, Celiac,Sprue, Nontropical,Celiac Sprue,Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy,Sprue,Disease, Celiac,Enteropathies, Gluten,Enteropathies, Gluten-Sensitive,Enteropathy, Gluten,Enteropathy, Gluten-Sensitive,Gluten Enteropathies,Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy,Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathies,Nontropical Sprue
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015535 Arthritis, Psoriatic A type of inflammatory arthritis associated with PSORIASIS, often involving the axial joints and the peripheral terminal interphalangeal joints. It is characterized by the presence of HLA-B27-associated SPONDYLARTHROPATHY, and the absence of rheumatoid factor. Psoriasis Arthropathica,Psoriasis, Arthritic,Psoriatic Arthritis,Psoriatic Arthropathy,Arthritic Psoriasis,Arthropathies, Psoriatic,Arthropathy, Psoriatic,Psoriatic Arthropathies

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