Co-Occurrence of Celiac Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in a 12-Year-Old Girl

Abstract

Celiac disease (CD) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are separately well-described entities, but the co-occurrence in children has been very rarely reported until today. According to the literature, this case about 12-year-old girl would be the fifth case ever published about co-occurrence in children. We presume that there should be a higher comorbidity prevalence than that described. Distinguishing both diseases in one patient could be difficult due to the overlapping symptoms, but it is very important considering completely different therapeutic approaches.

Keywords: :

• celiac disease
• IBD
• ulcerative colitis
• co-occurrence
• genetics