2021
DOI: 10.3390/medicina57050471
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Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma Possibly Due to Unrecognized Celiac Disease in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report

Abstract: Celiac disease (CD) is widely perceived as a childhood disorder. However, it has been demonstrated that 19–34% of new CD cases are diagnosed in patients over 60 years of age and lack the typical presentation. A 76-year-old female was admitted to the clinic due to a recurrent fever that had lasted over a year accompanied by progressive weakness, weight loss of about 10 kg, dehydration, and malnutrition. The patient had undergone resection of a fragment of the small intestine due to perforation and abscess 13 ye… Show more

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