Non alcoholic fatty liver disease in a young male with celiac disease

Abstract

A young emaciated male, known case of celiac disease came with the complains of diarrhea along with 5kgs of weight loss in 3 months' time. He had severe electrolyte abnormalities along with low albumin, low calcium and a high phosphate with deranged liver function test. Ultrasound abdomen had shown fatty liver. Nutrition consult was sought and he was found to have a BMI of 6.8kg/m2. He was started on nutrition support along with supportive therapy, which resulted in weight gain and improvement in his condition.

Keywords

• celiac disease
• nash
• gluten free diet
• bmi