Enfermedad celiaca y melanosis coli: una asociación inusual

  1. Martín Lagos Maldonado, Alicia
  2. del Moral-Martínez, Maria
  3. Berenguer-Guirado, Rubén
  4. Casado-Caballero, Francisco Javier
Zeitschrift:
Revista andaluza de patología digestiva

ISSN: 1988-317X

Datum der Publikation: 2013

Ausgabe: 36

Nummer: 6

Seiten: 446-447

Art: Artikel

Andere Publikationen in: Revista andaluza de patología digestiva

Zusammenfassung

Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic enteropathy of the small intestine whose classic presentation is characterized by symptoms of diarrhea and malabsorption of nutrients. Melanosis coli, characterized by the hyperpigmentation of the mucosa of the colon, is frequently diagnosed during examinations in patients with chronic constipation treated with laxatives. Approach/Results. We report the case of a woman diagnosed with CD, whose colonoscopy showed melanosis coli. Conclusions. Although the association between CD and a constipated bowel habit has been described, the development of melanosis coli is a rare finding not previously described in a celiac patient.