Abstract
Clinical-Pathological Conference Series from the Medical University of Graz
Highlights
Elisabeth Fabian · Christoph Tinchon · Andreas Lueger · Philipp K
Since celiac disease is the most frequently occurring malabsorption syndrome, we obtained a measurement of serum tTG-IgA antibodies, and the initial value was 716 U/mL
The patient was put on a gluten-free diet, and after initial parenteral replacement followed by oral replacement therapy, all abnormal parameters returned to normal and they remained unchanged on continued gluten-free diet alone
Summary
Lueger: The patient came to Austria as a refugee during the Yugoslav Wars 25 years ago She was in the 7th week of pregnancy when her husband brought her to the emergency room (ER) of the Graz University Medical Center at 3 o’clock in the morning due to increasing dyspnea. She complained of a dry cough but there was no fever. The patient received intravenous iron and vitamins K and D Her levels of hemoglobin (12.8 mg/dL), MCV (85.5 fL) and ferritin (38 ng/mL) normalized within 3 weeks and so did prothrombin time and the serum vitamin D level.
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