Major Problems to the Clinical Reassessment of Celiac Disease in Elderly

Diana Deleanu¹, Adriana Muntean¹, Adrian Baican², Patrik Danciu³, Claudia Magurici³ and Gabriel Samasca^1,

¹Department of Allergology and Immunology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

²Department of Dermatology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

³Department of Internal Medicine, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Cite this paper:
Diana Deleanu, Adriana Muntean, Adrian Baican, Patrik Danciu, Claudia Magurici and Gabriel Samasca. Major Problems to the Clinical Reassessment of Celiac Disease in Elderly. International Journal of Celiac Disease. 2015; 3(3):110-111. doi: 10.12691/ijcd-3-2-5

Abstract

Old age seems to be the greatest risk factor for celiac disease. Strict adherence to a gluten-free diet is difficult for these patients. We present the clinical reassessment in the case of a third age patient, with celiac disease under gluten-free diet and multiple related diseases.

Keywords:
celiac disease ischemic cardiopathy depression

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