The possible link between coeliac and Kawasaki diseases in Brazil: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limited acute systemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology that predominantly affects infants and young children eventually associated with immunological abnormalities. Coeliac disease (CD) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease characterised by a permanent gluten intolerance, which affects genetically susceptible individuals of any age group, and can cause intestinal and systemic symptoms. Association of CD with KD has been previously described in a single study that disclosed a surprisingly high prevalence of CD in children with a history of KD. OBJECTIVE:To confirm the existence of a higher prevalence of CD among individuals with a history of KD, which would turn the screening for CD in patients with history of KD highly advisable. SETTING:Children

SUBMITTER: Dos Santos Domingues A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829591 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature