Two exceptional complications revealing celiac disease: Ischemic cardiomyopathy and pellagra

International Journal of Celiac Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-32

  Ghorbel, Imed Ben ^a   Hajji, Raouf ^b   Feki, Nabil Bel ^a   Salem, Thouraya Ben ^a   Lamloum, Mounir ^a   Houman, Mohammed Habib ^a  

^a LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b Sidi Bouzid Regional Hospital   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Ischemic heart disease; Pellagra

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010423773     PISSN: 23343427     EISSN: 23343486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12691/ijcd-3-1-5     Document Type: Article

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