CELIAC DISEASE, TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS AND AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISORDER: DESCRIPTION OF ONE CASE

In celiac disease, the intake of gluten causes malabsorption due to atrophy of the intestinal villi. Its clinical course depends on the compliance of a gluten free diet, which can be verified by serological markers. Celiac disease is associated to other autoimmune entities (type 1 diabetes mellitus, connective diseases, thyroid disease). This should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of the clinical pictures of these patients. A case report believed to that illustrates the association of celiac disease and primary autoimmune thyroid disorder, whose symptoms were initially a consequence of non-compliance with a gluten free diet, is presented.