CELIAC-DISEASE - 3 CASES OF DELAYED DIAGNOSIS AFTER A SOJOURN IN THE TROPICS

Authors
VANBERGEIJK JD MULDER CJJ THIES JE
Citation
Jd. Vanbergeijk et al., CELIAC-DISEASE - 3 CASES OF DELAYED DIAGNOSIS AFTER A SOJOURN IN THE TROPICS, Netherlands journal of medicine, 43(5-6), 1993, pp. 222-226
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Netherlands journal of medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
03002977
Volume
43
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
222 - 226
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-2977(1993)43:5-6<222:C-3COD>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Three patients are described in whom the diagnosis of coeliac disease was missed because of a recent sojourn in the tropics. The differences between coeliac disease and tropical sprue, as well as the diagnostic pathways, are discussed.