Storm W
Kinderklinik St Vincenz Krankenhaus, Paderborn, Germany.
J Intellect Disabil Res. 2000 Oct;44 ( Pt 5):621-3. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.2000.00268.x.
According to recent reports in the literature, there seems to be an association between alopecia areata and celiac disease. The present author describes a 9-year-old girl with Down's syndrome, and alopecia areata, and documented celiac disease, who displayed a normal growth of hair after a gluten-free diet. Given the high prevalence of these two diseases in patients with Down's syndrome, the present author recommends both serological screening for celiac disease in every individual with Down's syndrome, and in particular, the inclusion of such screening in any diagnostic work-up for alopecia areata.
根据近期文献报道，斑秃与乳糜泻之间似乎存在关联。本文作者描述了一名患有唐氏综合征、斑秃且确诊乳糜泻的9岁女孩，该女孩在采用无麸质饮食后头发正常生长。鉴于这两种疾病在唐氏综合征患者中的高患病率，本文作者建议对每一位唐氏综合征患者进行乳糜泻的血清学筛查，特别是在斑秃的任何诊断检查中都应纳入此类筛查。
