Arthritis as presenting symptom in silent adult coeliac disease - Two cases and review of the literature

Authors
Citation
O. Slot et H. Locht, Arthritis as presenting symptom in silent adult coeliac disease - Two cases and review of the literature, SC J RHEUM, 29(4), 2000, pp. 260-263
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology,"da verificare
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
03009742 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
260 - 263
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9742(2000)29:4<260:AAPSIS>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We report 2 cases of adult silent coeliac disease (CD) presenting with arth ritis of a knee and a sacro-iliac joint, respectively. In both patients the arthritis was relieved on a gluten free dirt. The literature on arthritis in adult CD is reviewed.