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Tetany caused by chronic diarrhea in a child with celiac disease: A case report

There is no awareness about celiac disease (CD) in Mexico. A 2.9 year old mestizo boy was admitted to a Mexican hospital with muscle cramps and fine tremors. He suffered chronic diarrhea, abdominal distention, hypotrophic limbs, stunting and wasting, and presented hypocalcemia, anemia and high titer...

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Autores principales: Hurtado-Valenzuela, Jaime Gabriel, Sotelo-Cruz, Norberto, López-Cervantes, Guillermo, de la Barca, Ana María Calderón
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2559825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18811963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-176