Science and Education Publishing International Journal of Celiac Disease 2334-3486 3 1 2015 02 12 Transient Coeliac Disease Specific Antibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Case Report 37 39 EN Mihaela Sparchez 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Alexandru P?rvan Nicolae Miu Gabriel Samasca Bianca Simionescu Simona Rednic IJCD2015319 10.12691/ijcd-3-1-9 2015 02 09 2015 02 10 2015 02 12 The prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is unclear since evidence of this co -association is scarce. Furthermore, CD -specific antibodies have been described in patients with SLE without biopsy -confirmed CD. Here we describe the diagnostic challenges of CD in a patient suffering from SLE and secondary antiphospholipid syndrome, with transient positive serum levels of CD -specific antibodies, with an increased genetic risk for CD, demonstrated by HLA-DQ2 positivity. Guidance is still needed for the CD diagnosis in some atypical conditions.