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Prevalence of celiac disease in patients with short stature: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Achintya Dinesh SinghPrashant SinghNaba FarooquiTor StrandVineet AhujaGovind Kumar Makharia
Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2020)
Approximately one in 14 patients with all-cause short stature and one in nine patients with idiopathic short stature had biopsy-confirmed CeD. Therefore, evaluation for CeD may be prudent in all patients with short stature.
Keyphrases
  • growth hormone
  • celiac disease