Galvão L C, Gomes R C, Ramos A M
Departamento de Puericultura, Faculdade de Medicina, Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo.
Arq Gastroenterol. 1992 Jan-Mar;29(1):28-33.
This paper shows that celiac disease exists in Northeast of Brazil and can be one of the causes of malnutrition in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. The authors present a study of 20 cases of celiac disease in the State of Rio Grande do Norte where there had not been any cases diagnosed before 1978. Ethnic aspects in the State seem to have influenced the occurrence of the disease since the European miscigenation has been more frequent than that of negroes and local indians. The cases are analysed in this paper and correlated with the literature.
本文表明，乳糜泻存在于巴西东北部，可能是北里奥格兰德州营养不良的原因之一。作者对北里奥格兰德州20例乳糜泻病例进行了研究，该州在1978年之前未曾诊断出任何病例。该州的种族因素似乎影响了该病的发生，因为欧洲混血现象比黑人和当地印第安人的混血现象更为频繁。本文对这些病例进行了分析，并与文献进行了关联。
