Quadriplegia due to celiac crisis with hypokalemia as initial presentation of celiac disease: A case report

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-76

  Bhattacharya, Malobika ^a   Kapoor, Seema ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Celiac crisis; Celiac disease; Hypokalemia; Quadriparesis

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; PREDNISONE; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC CRISIS; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INDIA; LOADING DRUG DOSE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYURIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS;

CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; QUADRIPLEGIA;

EID: 84856392915     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmr034     Document Type: Article

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