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The prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) was investigated in an epidemiological study of school children from a district of Rome. Mass screening of IgA-AGA levels (anti-gliadin antibody) were determined in blood samples from the study group and the results were positive in 19 children. Eighteen of these agreed to undergo endoscopic biopsy. Histological study of the duodenal specimens revealed villous atrophy in twelve children none of whom had the characteristic symptoms of CD. The most frequent complaints were abdominal pain, aphtous stomatitis, and atopic dermatitis. The high prevalence of CD in this study suggests the necessity for the widest range of epidemiological research.
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PMID:Subclinical coeliac disease. 151 63

A 49-year-old woman suffered from recurrent episodes of necrolytic migratory erythema over the lower legs, lower abdomen, and buttocks for more than two years. Stomatitis, glossitis and vaginitis were the accompanying symptoms and signs during each episode. The result of skin biopsy revealed superficial necrosis in the upper half of the epidermis. Laboratory examinations revealed mild glucose intolerance and hypoaminoacidemia. Fasting plasma glucagon level measured by radioimmunoassay was 890 pg/mL. Oral glucose loading test showed a paradoxical increase in plasma glucagon level up to 1,500 pg/mL. Abdominal echo, computerized axial tomography, and celiac angiography demonstrated a hypervascular tumor, 4 cm in diameters, located at the pancreatic head. Glucagonoma syndrome was confirmed and diagnosed. The patient underwent surgical resection of the tumor mass. Necrolytic migratory erythema disappeared thereafter, and the plasma glucagon level declined to 120 pg/mL. Histologically, the tumor revealed an islet cell carcinoma composed of moderately uniform cells with a few mitosis, arranged in cords and nests. Abundant characteristic secretory granules of the pancreatic A cell were found within the tumor cells by electron microscopic examination.
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PMID:[Necrolytic migratory erythema as the first manifestation of glucagonoma]. 168 96

The features of 41 proven or suspected cases of pancreatic glucagonoma and one possible case of renal glucagonoma have been reviewed. Glucagonoma is one form of islet cell neoplasm and involves pancreatic alpha cells. It may occur more frequently in women and is more likely to be malignant than insulinoma. Patients may present with glucose intolerance, an erythematous, eczematous dermatitis, glossitis, stomatitis, vaginitis and unexplained weight loss. Anemia, hypoproteinemia, hypoaminoacidemia and hypolipidemia may also be present. Malignant glucagonoma metastasizes frequently to liver. An evaluation for possible glucagonoma may be considered in a patient with the characteristic eczematous dermatitis, glossitis or stomatitis and glucose intolerance, an unusual or atypical history of diabetes mellitus, or hepatomegaly with other characteristics of glucagonoma. Initial evaluation may include measurement of fasting plasma glucagon concentration, and an oral glucose tolerance test with measurements of plasma glucose and glucagon levels. Extreme fasting hyperglucagonemia, and a paradoxical rise in plasma glucagon concentrations after glucose ingestion should strongly suggest the presence of glucagonoma. Radiographic demonstration of pancreatic glucagonoma is best carried out by celiac arteriography. Surgical excision of the tumor is the treatment of choice. Nonresectable lesions may respond to chemotherapy with streptozotocin. Treatment for the various dermatologic or metabolic complications of glucagonoma which include glucose intolerance, hypoproteinemia, hypocholesterolemia and anemia may not be satisfactory. Glucose intolerance is usually mild and may be adequately treated with dietary or insulin therapy. Rarely, glucagonoma with massive destruction of the pancreas or other factors may induce severe glucose intolerance. In contrast, the anemia, skin rash, and hypoproteinemia do not respond to conservative therapies tested thus far. Glucagonoma is a model for studying the importance of glucagon in causing the hyperglycemia of diabetes mellitus. Study of patients with glucagonoma does suggest that glucagon has some role in the etiology of hyperglycemia in diabetic states; however, as in studies on diabetes, investigations on glucagonoma do not demonstrate that glucagon has a primary role in producing severe glucose intolerance.
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PMID:Clinical and metabolic aspects of glucagonoma. 698 81

The authors review the literature on aetiopathogenesis and therapeutic management of recurrent aphthous stomatitis. The data regarding the role of genetic, nutritional and microbiological factors in the genesis of recurrent aphthous stomatitis has been particularly examined. Despite significant associations with some antigens HLA have been reported in Southern Europe, there is no clear genetic predisposition in recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Several studies have analyzed the importance of iron, folic acid and vitamin B12 deficiencies, gluten intolerance and sensitivity to certain foods in the triggering of recurrent aphthous stomatitis however the results have been controversial. Recently, it has been suggested that recurrent aphthous stomatitis could be caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus and/or cytomegalovirus but these viruses may be reactivated by the immunodysregulation known to underlie recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Moreover, antiviral drugs appear to have only an equivocal effect on recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is probably determined by immunological mechanisms although there actually no unifying hypothesis which attempt to integrate the results of the many immunologic studies on recurrent aphotous stomatitis. Moreover, the target antigen and the cause of recurrences of recurrent aphthous stomatitis are still unknown. As far as the management of this disease it is important to recognize recurrent aphthous stomatitis secondary to systemic diseases like Behcet's syndrome, gluten enteropathy and haematinics deficiencies. Subsequently, the symptoms can be reduced with several drugs (mainly topical corticosteroids) but there are no effective therapies preventing recurrences.
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PMID:[Recurrent aphthous stomatitis: current etiopathogenetic and therapeutic concepts]. 872 Dec 6

The dramatic improvement in knowledge concerning celiac disease (CD) has disclosed the pattern of the associated clinical manifestations and the often atypical or silent presentation of this disease, which makes clinical diagnosis difficult. Also oral manifestations, mostly recurrent apthous stomatitis (RAS) and dental enamel hypoplasia, are atypical signs of CD. Our opinion about the possibility of performing mass-screening to reveal atypical or silent CD is in agreement whit who is asserting that a sistematical case-finding is, at present, the most suitable epidemiological approach. So, we think that patients affected by RAS, or dental enamel hypoplasia, should be considered, even in the absence of any gastrointestinal symptom, at-risk subjects, and should therefore undergo diagnostic procedure for CD.
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PMID:[Importance of oral signs in the diagnosis of atypical forms of celiac disease]. 1556 Feb 96

Celiac disease, or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is an immune-mediated disease of the small bowel that results in malabsorption. It classically presents with gastrointestinal symptoms including chronic diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal bloating and anorexia. It is becoming more frequently identified in asymptomatic patients with a diagnosis of deficiencies related to malabsorption of iron, folic acid, vitamin B12 and vitamin D. It is increasingly identified as a cause for early or refractory osteoporosis. Occasionally, celiac disease presents with cutaneous manifestations alone. Dermatitis herpetiformis is a well-recognized cutaneous manifestation of celiac disease. Other cutaneous manifestations include alopecia, angular stomatitis and aphthous ulcerations. Described here is a case of a 24-year-old woman who presented with intermittent urticaria and gastrointestinal complaints. She was found to have celiac disease on small-bowel biopsy. Both her gastrointestinal symptoms and urticaria resolved when she was put on a gluten-free diet, suggesting that her urticaria was a cutaneous manifestation of celiac disease.
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PMID:Chronic urticaria: a cutaneous manifestation of celiac disease. 1660 61

The nonclassic clinical presentation of celiac disease (CD) becomes increasingly common in physician's daily practice, which requires an awareness of its many clinical faces with atypical, silent, and latent forms. Besides the common genetic background (HLA DQ2/DQ8) of the disease, other non-HLA genes are now notably reported with a probable association to atypical forms. The availability of high-sensitive and specific serologic tests such as antitissue transglutuminase, antiendomysium, and more recent antideamidated, gliadin peptide antibodies permits to efficiently uncover a large portion of the submerged CD iceberg, including individuals having conditions associated with a high risk of developing CD (type 1 diabetes, autoimmune diseases, Down syndrome, family history of CD, etc.), biologic abnormalities (iron deficiency anemia, abnormal transaminase levels, etc.), and extraintestinal symptoms (short stature, neuropsychiatric disorders, alopecia, dental enamel hypoplasia, recurrent aphtous stomatitis, etc.). Despite the therapeutic alternatives currently in developing, the strict adherence to a GFD remains the only effective and safe therapy for CD.
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PMID:Atypical celiac disease: from recognizing to managing. 2281 1

The paper describes a clinical case of celiac disease with grade 3 malabsorption, which is associated with recurrent aphthous stomatitis and schizophrenia. On readmission after 8 months of strict adherence to his gluten-free diet, the patient was observed to be in clinical remission and to have normalized laboratory indices and immunological tests. The signs of recurrent stomatitis disappeared. However, the symptoms of the mental disease remained.
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PMID:[Gluten-sensitive celiac disease associated with recurrent aphthous stomatitis and schizophrenia]. 2365 40