Selective Vitamin B12Malabsorption in Adult Coeliac Disease: Report on Three Cases with Associated Autoimmune Diseases
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Vol. 23 (9) , 1105-1108
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365528809090176
Abstract
Three cases of adult coeliac disease with severe vitamin B12 deficiency not accompanied by folate or iron depletion are presented. Two of the patients had the extremely rare combination of coeliac disease and lack of intrinsic factor and autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura. A close association between coeliac disease and autoimmunity is indicated by the development of autoimmune thyroiditis in the third patient. Vitamin B12 malabsorption caused by coeliac disease is emphasized as a pathogenetic mechanism of megaloblastic anaemia.Keywords
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