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dc.contributor.author | Magro, Rosalie | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pullicino, Edgar | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-04T06:07:46Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-02-04T06:07:46Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Malta Medical Journal. 2012, Vol.24(1), p. 36-38 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/1120 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Coeliac crisis is a rare life-threatening presentation of coeliac disease, in which acute dramatic metabolic derangements are present. It is observed mainly in children less than two years of age. In adults, coeliac disease usually has an indolent course and presents with mild gastrointestinal symptoms or may even be asymptomatic and present with long term complications including anaemia, osteoporosis and infertility. This case describes a 38 year old gentleman who presented with acute diarrhoea that led rapidly to severe metabolic disturbances including life threatening hypokalaemia. This case illustrates the heterogeneous clinical course of coeliac disease and the importance of considering it in the differential diagnosis of adult patients presenting with acute diarrhoea and metabolic disturbances. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Malta Medical Journal | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Celiac disease -- Complications | en_GB |
dc.subject | Hypokalemia | en_GB |
dc.subject | Diarrhea -- Etiology | en_GB |
dc.subject | Celiac disease -- Malta -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.title | Coeliac crisis with severe hypokalaemia in an adult | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | - |
Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 24, Issue 1 MMJ, Volume 24, Issue 1 Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed |
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