Severe Iron-deficiency Anemia and Celiac Disease

Burz Claudia^{1, 2,} , Rares Buiga², Pop Vlad³ and Laura Urian^{1, 4}

¹Department of Imunology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

²The Oncology Institute “Prof.Dr.I Chiricuta”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

³“Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

⁴Department of Hematology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Cite this paper:
Burz Claudia, Rares Buiga, Pop Vlad and Laura Urian. Severe Iron-deficiency Anemia and Celiac Disease. International Journal of Celiac Disease. 2016; 4(1):27-29. doi: 10.12691/ijcd-4-1-7

Abstract

We report a case of a 37-year-old woman with atypical presentation of celiac disease in relation to severe iron-deficiency and hyperthyroidism. During the investigation for iron-deficiency anemia, after exclusion of hematologic disorders, she was diagnosed with celiac disease by small-bowel biopsy. After starting the gluten free diet, the serum hemoglobin values were corrected and the symptoms of hyperthyroidism improved. Our presentation demonstrates that for patients with severe iron-deficiency anemia, the examination for the celiac disease should be considered. The quality of life and morbidity of patients with hyperthyroidism, iron-deficiency anemia and celiac disease may be improved by gluten withdrawal.

Keywords:
anemia hypertiroidism screening celiac disease

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