Celiac disease presenting with pica: case report

Sara Vila Bedmar^a, Paola Karina Giannini^b, Rubén Gallardo Gallego^c, Iván Carabaño Aguado^d, Enrique Salcedo Lobato^d, Marta Germán Díaz^e, Enrique Medina Benítez^d

^aMIR-Pediatría. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
^bPediatra. CS San Cristóbal. Madrid. España.
^cMIR-Anatomía Patológica. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
^dSección de Gastroenterología, Hepatología y Nutrición Pediátrica. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
^eSección de Gastroenterología, Hepatología y Nutrición Pediátrica. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.

Correspondence: S Vila . E-mail: vilabed@gmail.com

Reference of this article: Vila Bedmar S, Giannini PK, Gallardo Gallego R, Carabaño Aguado I, Salcedo Lobato E, Germán Díaz M, et al. Celiac disease presenting with pica: case report. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2019;21:275-8.

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Abstract

Pica is defined as the ingestion of non-nutritive substances for more than a month. This disorder may be secondary to neurologic or psychiatric illnesses (mental retardation, autism, personality disorders), but it can also be the expression of nutritional deficit, such as iron deficiency. In cases of refractory iron deficiency an underlying malabsorptive condition should be ruled out. Here we present the case of a school-age child diagnosed with pica related to celiac disease.

Keywords

● Celiac disease ● Pica

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