Pernio as the clinical presentation of celiac disease: A case report

Alexandre Lemieux; Natasha Emily Sanchez Vivas; Julie Powell; Prévost Jantchou; Marie-Paule Morin

doi:10.1177/2050313X20940442

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports (Jul 2020)

Pernio as the clinical presentation of celiac disease: A case report

Alexandre Lemieux,
Natasha Emily Sanchez Vivas,
Julie Powell,
Prévost Jantchou,
Marie-Paule Morin

Affiliations

Alexandre Lemieux: Division of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Natasha Emily Sanchez Vivas: Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Julie Powell: Division of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Prévost Jantchou: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, CHU Sainte Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada
Marie-Paule Morin: Immunology and Rheumatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20940442
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

Abstract

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We present the case of a 12-year-old girl with severe pernio as the sole clinical presentation of celiac disease (CD), without associated gastrointestinal symptoms. Lesions greatly improved once a gluten free diet was initiated. At 5-year follow-up, she remains in clinical remission throughout the year with no pharmacological treatment, without skin lesions flare-up in the winter months.

Published in SAGE Open Medical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-313X (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
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