Celiac disease as a cause for occlusion of the small intestine
1991
: We report the case of a 13 month old boy presenting with an intestinal pseudo-obstruction. He showed the clinical and radiological features typical of a paralytic intestinal occlusion. After 48 hours of parenteral nutrition, the intestinal motility returned to normal. A jejunal biopsy showed total villous atrophy. The patient did not relapse with the same symptoms on a gluten challenge. The differential diagnosis and the similarities with obstructive events in cow's milk protein sensitive enteropathy are discussed.
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