Psychosis and Silent Celiac Disease in a Down Syndrome Adolescent : A Case Report

Psychosis and Silent Celiac Disease in a Down Syndrome Adolescent : A Case Report

Celiac disease is an autoimmune systemic disorder. It presents gastrointestinal and nongastrointestinal manifestations as well as associated conditions. We report a 16-year-old Down syndrome girl who presented psychosis symptomatology, and she was diagnosed as having silent celiac disease. Olanzapin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in pediatrics 2011-01, Vol.2011 (2011), p.1-3
1. Verfasser: Morant, Amparo
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Celiac disease is an autoimmune systemic disorder. It presents gastrointestinal and nongastrointestinal manifestations as well as associated conditions. We report a 16-year-old Down syndrome girl who presented psychosis symptomatology, and she was diagnosed as having silent celiac disease. Olanzapine treatment and gluten-free diet were satisfactory. It is necessary to consider celiac disease in Down syndrome patients with psychiatric symptoms, mainly psychotic symptomatology.
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811
DOI:10.1155/2011/970143