A celiac case mimicking mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE)

Aksoy E, Tıraş-Teber S, Deda G. A celiac case mimicking mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE). Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 662-665.Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic disease involving a number of systems in addition to gastrointestinal tract. Although not clear, it has been supposed that the neurological symptoms of CD develop due to immune-mediated mechanisms. In this paper, we present a rare case diagnosed with CD at 12 years of age, and presented with a clinical picture resembling mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE). She had onset of her neurological symptoms at the age of 6 years, they progressed despite various therapies, and she became wheelchair-bound

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