BRONCHIECTASIS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CELIAC-DISEASE

Citation
R. Mahadeva et al., BRONCHIECTASIS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CELIAC-DISEASE, Thorax, 53(6), 1998, pp. 527-529
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
ThoraxACNP
ISSN journal
00406376
Volume
53
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
527 - 529
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6376(1998)53:6<527:BIAWC>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A 48 year old woman presented with a history of fatigue, regular sputu m production, and wheeze. High resolution computed tomographic scannin g of the thorax demonstrated widespread bronchiectasis. Coeliac diseas e was diagnosed on the basis of an iron deficiency anaemia, subtotal v illous atrophy on small bowel biopsy, and raised anti-gliadin and anti -endomysial antibodies. The temporal relationship of her bronchiectasi s and coeliac disease, and the subsequent stabilisation of her clinica l symptoms and improvement in pulmonary physiology following treatment with inhaled corticosteroids, suggests a relationship between the two conditions which may be due to immunological mechanisms.