Round-about way of diagnosing coeliac disease in a primary school student

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Round-about way of diagnosing coeliac disease in a primary school student

18 August 2021

Jonathan Bentley

Wednesday 18 August 2021, 12:40 AM

Olivia developed an aversion to physical education at school because it often brought on diarrhoea [Image: Spikeball on Unsplash]

GP Jonathan Bentley describes a young girl who has been experiencing difficulties at school, including concentration problems and an aversion to physical education

Key points, Iron deficiency can occur with underlying absorption problems, such as coeliac disease. Iron deficiency may be a differential diagnosis for children, Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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