Nonalcoholic Chronic Pancreatitis with Pancreatic Calcification: Presenting Manifestation of Occult Celiac Disease
A 62-year-old Canadian Caucasian female with nonalcoholic chronic pancreatitis, diabetes, exocrine failure and pancreatic calcification presented with weight loss, diarrhea and peripheral edema. Subsequent investigations revealed celiac disease that was responsive to a gluten-free diet. Calcificatio...
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| description | A 62-year-old Canadian Caucasian female with nonalcoholic chronic pancreatitis, diabetes, exocrine failure and pancreatic calcification presented with weight loss, diarrhea and peripheral edema. Subsequent investigations revealed celiac disease that was responsive to a gluten-free diet. Calcification in the pancreas may reflect impaired absorption with severe protein-energy malnutrition and may be the initial presenting feature of occult celiac disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c09033cade7d4937ac6c9eb74076fc8e2025-02-03T06:12:46ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001994-01-018531932210.1155/1994/278791Nonalcoholic Chronic Pancreatitis with Pancreatic Calcification: Presenting Manifestation of Occult Celiac DiseaseHugh J Freeman0J Scott Whittaker1Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine (Gastroenterology), University Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaA 62-year-old Canadian Caucasian female with nonalcoholic chronic pancreatitis, diabetes, exocrine failure and pancreatic calcification presented with weight loss, diarrhea and peripheral edema. Subsequent investigations revealed celiac disease that was responsive to a gluten-free diet. Calcification in the pancreas may reflect impaired absorption with severe protein-energy malnutrition and may be the initial presenting feature of occult celiac disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/278791 |
| spellingShingle | Hugh J Freeman J Scott Whittaker Nonalcoholic Chronic Pancreatitis with Pancreatic Calcification: Presenting Manifestation of Occult Celiac Disease Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Nonalcoholic Chronic Pancreatitis with Pancreatic Calcification: Presenting Manifestation of Occult Celiac Disease |
| title_full | Nonalcoholic Chronic Pancreatitis with Pancreatic Calcification: Presenting Manifestation of Occult Celiac Disease |
| title_fullStr | Nonalcoholic Chronic Pancreatitis with Pancreatic Calcification: Presenting Manifestation of Occult Celiac Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nonalcoholic Chronic Pancreatitis with Pancreatic Calcification: Presenting Manifestation of Occult Celiac Disease |
| title_short | Nonalcoholic Chronic Pancreatitis with Pancreatic Calcification: Presenting Manifestation of Occult Celiac Disease |
| title_sort | nonalcoholic chronic pancreatitis with pancreatic calcification presenting manifestation of occult celiac disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/278791 |
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