Abstract

Celiac disease is an important cause of hypertransaminasemia. Celiac disease has been reported in 9 % of patients with unexplained hypertransaminasemia. We report a child who presented with elevated serum transaminase activity, and diagnosed as celiac disease after exclusion of other causes of chronic hypretransaminasemia. Hypertransaminasemia improved after 6 months of gluten free diet

Keywords: Celiac disease, elevated transaminase level, children

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Kuloğlu Z, Kırsaçlıoğlu CT, Kansu A, Ensari A, Girgin N. UNEXPLAINED ELEVATION OF SERUM TRANSAMINASE LEVEL AND ATYPICAL CELIAC DISEASE: A CASE REPORT. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2008 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 May 24];2(2):33-8. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/35