Association between celiac sprue and cryopyrin associated autoinflammatory disorders: a case report

✍ Scribed by Marcus Shaker; Susan Edwards; Henry Chionuma; Eric Shamansky; Hal M Hoffman

• Book ID: 104499551
• Publisher: BioMed Central
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 150 KB
• Volume: 5
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1546-0096
• DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-5-12

✦ Synopsis

Cryopyrin-associated diseases may be characterized by rashes, fever, and sensorineural deafness, while celiac disease may present with symptoms of malabsorption and fatigue. Arthritis is seen in both conditions. We report a young child with histologically diagnosed celiac disease and a cryopyrinopathy.