Asymptomatic Celiac Disease in Children with Trisomy 21 at 26 Months of Age or Less

We report three cases of asymptomatic celiac disease identified in children with Down syndrome after being screened at around twenty-four months of age.  These cases raise the question as to what age is screening for celiac disease indicated in a child with Down syndrome and no symptoms.

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Main Authors: Nancy J. Roizen, Manoochehr Karjoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
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spelling doaj-09bb362b303444ad90d2f8e985df50b32020-11-25T01:48:32ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Pediatrics2345-50472345-50552014-09-0123.359623082Asymptomatic Celiac Disease in Children with Trisomy 21 at 26 Months of Age or LessNancy J. Roizen0Manoochehr Karjoo1Professor of Pediatrics Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Cleveland, Ohio USAProfessor of Pediatrics SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, New York USAWe report three cases of asymptomatic celiac disease identified in children with Down syndrome after being screened at around twenty-four months of age.  These cases raise the question as to what age is screening for celiac disease indicated in a child with Down syndrome and no symptoms.http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_3082_7feb0f6962cb7949b61220b07e2939ae.htmlDown syndromeSprueMalabsorption
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author Nancy J. Roizen
Manoochehr Karjoo
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Asymptomatic Celiac Disease in Children with Trisomy 21 at 26 Months of Age or Less
International Journal of Pediatrics
Down syndrome
Sprue
Malabsorption
author_facet Nancy J. Roizen
Manoochehr Karjoo
author_sort Nancy J. Roizen
title Asymptomatic Celiac Disease in Children with Trisomy 21 at 26 Months of Age or Less
title_short Asymptomatic Celiac Disease in Children with Trisomy 21 at 26 Months of Age or Less
title_full Asymptomatic Celiac Disease in Children with Trisomy 21 at 26 Months of Age or Less
title_fullStr Asymptomatic Celiac Disease in Children with Trisomy 21 at 26 Months of Age or Less
title_full_unstemmed Asymptomatic Celiac Disease in Children with Trisomy 21 at 26 Months of Age or Less
title_sort asymptomatic celiac disease in children with trisomy 21 at 26 months of age or less
publisher Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
series International Journal of Pediatrics
issn 2345-5047
2345-5055
publishDate 2014-09-01
description We report three cases of asymptomatic celiac disease identified in children with Down syndrome after being screened at around twenty-four months of age.  These cases raise the question as to what age is screening for celiac disease indicated in a child with Down syndrome and no symptoms.
topic Down syndrome
Sprue
Malabsorption
url http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_3082_7feb0f6962cb7949b61220b07e2939ae.html
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