Table 13.13
Presentation of coeliac disease
Symptoms and signs Associated conditions

Chronic/intermittent diarrhoea (50%)

Failure to thrive/faltering growth in children

Recurrent abdominal pain/cramping/bloating

Other persistent unexplained GI symptoms, e.g. nausea/vomiting

Sudden or unexpected weight ↓

Unexplained anaemia (iron deficiency or other)

Genetic predisposition

First-degree relative (parent, sibling, child)

Down’s/Turner syndrome

GI

Dental enamel defects

Mouth ulcers

Irritable bowel syndrome

Microscopic colitis

Persistent/unexplained constipation

Unexplained, persistent ↑ in liver enzymes (usually normalize in <6mo on gluten-free diet)

Autoimmune liver disease

Musculoskeletal

↓ bone mineral density

Low trauma fracture

Metabolic bone disease (e.g. rickets, osteomalacia)

Sjögren’s syndrome

Sarcoidosis

Endocrine

Type 1 DM

Autoimmune thyroid disease

Addison’s disease

Amenorrhoea

Other

Unexplained alopecia

Dermatitis herpetiformis

Depression or bipolar disorder

Polyneuropathy

Epilepsy

Autoimmune myocarditis

Chronic TTP

Lymphoma

Recurrent miscarriage

Unexplained subfertility

Symptoms and signs Associated conditions

Chronic/intermittent diarrhoea (50%)

Failure to thrive/faltering growth in children

Recurrent abdominal pain/cramping/bloating

Other persistent unexplained GI symptoms, e.g. nausea/vomiting

Sudden or unexpected weight ↓

Unexplained anaemia (iron deficiency or other)

Genetic predisposition

First-degree relative (parent, sibling, child)

Down’s/Turner syndrome

GI

Dental enamel defects

Mouth ulcers

Irritable bowel syndrome

Microscopic colitis

Persistent/unexplained constipation

Unexplained, persistent ↑ in liver enzymes (usually normalize in <6mo on gluten-free diet)

Autoimmune liver disease

Musculoskeletal

↓ bone mineral density

Low trauma fracture

Metabolic bone disease (e.g. rickets, osteomalacia)

Sjögren’s syndrome

Sarcoidosis

Endocrine

Type 1 DM

Autoimmune thyroid disease

Addison’s disease

Amenorrhoea

Other

Unexplained alopecia

Dermatitis herpetiformis

Depression or bipolar disorder

Polyneuropathy

Epilepsy

Autoimmune myocarditis

Chronic TTP

Lymphoma

Recurrent miscarriage

Unexplained subfertility

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