hrp0092p2-183 | Growth and Syndromes (to include Turner Syndrome) | ESPE2019

The Prevalence of Celiac Disease (CD) in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1D); Does CD Adversely Affect Linear Growth in these Children?

Alyafei Fawzia , Soliman Ashraf , Sabt Aml , Elsayed Nagwa

The prevalence of biopsy-proven CD in T1D in pediatric populations widely ranges between 2.6 in Finland to 16.4 in Algeria. Many patients with CD and T1D are either asymptomatic (silent CD) or present with only mild symptoms. CD children may be less likely to show overt growth failure but can have weight and height measures at a lower growth percentile and complain of nonspecific symptoms, including anorexia and lassitude.Aim; Patients and Methods:<p...