Clinical and Nutritional Assessment of Short Statured Indian Children with Celiac Disease

[摘要] Introduction: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease, which is increasingly recognized as a cause of short stature in genetically susceptible population. The present study was undertaken to look for prevalence of celiac disease among the pediatric population with short stature (SS) and to study characteristics of these short statured children with celiac disease.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] Celiac disease (CD);Short stature;Gluten enteropathy