Transient gluten hypersensitivity

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1991 Apr;12(3):400-3. doi: 10.1097/00005176-199104000-00021.

Abstract

We report a case of transient gluten hypersensitivity, demonstrated by jejunal histology at diagnosis, normalization after gluten-free diet, and acute clinical and histological relapse after a challenge with gluten powder at the age of 1 year, resembling that observed in cow's milk protein intolerance. Subsequent provocation tests did not show any alteration. Cases of supposed transient gluten hypersensitivity are rarely reported; our patient is characterized by the acute reaction to gluten challenge associated with a damaged histological picture and depressed levels of complement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Duodenum / pathology
  • Food Hypersensitivity* / pathology
  • Glutens / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
  • Jejunum / pathology
  • Male
  • Remission, Spontaneous

Substances

  • Glutens