TY - JOUR AU - Ahmed Abdul Hadi Mohsen, AU - Hiba Sadiq Mohammed Hassan , AU - Ahmed Mohamad Mechi , AU - Nasrawi , Alaa Jumaah Manji PY - 2022/12/15 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia as Presentation of Celiac Disease JF - Kufa Medical Journal JA - KMJ VL - 18 IS - 2 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.36330/kmj.v18i2.3660 UR - https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kmj/article/view/3660 SP - 19-21 AB - <p>Celiac disease is a multisystem disorder in children and adults; it is considered as one of the most important malabsorption syndromes related to an auto-immune mediated response to gluten-containing food in a genetically predisposed patient. The most common involved system is the Gastrointestinal tract. Association with other autoimmune diseases such as thyroid disease and diabetes mellitus type 1 is well known but autoimmune mediated hemolytic anemia that responded to a gluten-free diet was interesting to be found.</p><p>A six years old male previously healthy child, presented with pallor and reduced activity, dark-colored urine, with clinical and laboratory features of hemolytic anemia, and multiple blood transfusions within a year of medical care-seeking to finally diagnosed with celiac disease and responded to a gluten-free diet of about 8 months now with no need of blood transfusion.</p> ER -