Malignant lymphoma, a serious complication of celiac disease diagnosed in adolescence

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Authors: P. Kabíček ^1,2; E. Kabíčková ³; P. Frühauf ¹; O. Bělohlávek ⁴; E. Čumlivská ⁵; R. Kodet ⁶
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika dětského a dorostového lékařství 1. LF UK, Praha, přednosta doc. MUDr. J. Hoza, CSc. 2Subkatedra dorostového lékařství IPVZ, Praha, ředitel MUDr. A. Malina, PhD. 3Klinika dětské onkologie 2. LF UK, Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. J. Koutecký, DrSc. 4 ¹
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2004; (5): 260-262

Overview

Celiac disease is probably the most frequent autoimmune disease, worldwide its incidencebeing estimated to be 1 in 200-300 of the population. In our country, this disease isextremely underdiagnosed. Besides afflicting the digestive tract, it is accompanied bya number of complications that often appear even after years of existence of the disease.The most deleterious complication is the increased occurrence of malignant tumors,foremost lymphomas.In a 14-year-old boy, two months after diagnosis of celiac disease, there has been founda non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) of the intestine. Investigation of the whole family revealedceliac disease in his elder brother.Early diagnostics of celiac disease and administration of a consistent gluten-free diet canprevent the development of serious complications of this disease in the organs, as well as lowerthe risk of developing malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.The gluten-free diet shouldbe observed by the patient life-long.

Key words:
celiac disease - non-Hodgkin lymphoma - adolescent - positron emission tomography.

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