Life-threatening onset of coeliac disease: a case report and literature review.

Matteo GuarinoEdoardo GambutiFranco AlfanoAndrea StradaRachele CiccocioppoLisa LungaroGiorgio ZoliUmberto VoltaRoberto De GiorgioGiacomo Caio

Published in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2021)

The present case highlights that CD may manifest quite abruptly with a severe malabsorption syndrome, that is, electrolyte abnormalities and hypoproteinaemia. Our case should alert physicians, in particular those in the emergency setting, that even a typically chronic disorder, such as CD, may show life-threatening complications requiring urgent management.

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