Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) mimicking refractory celiac disease

Dig Liver Dis. 2017 Sep;49(9):1061-1062. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2017.04.017. Epub 2017 May 1.

Authors

Nicola Imperatore¹, Raffaella Tortora², Nicolò Gerbino², Nicola Caporaso², Antonio Rispo²

Affiliations

¹ Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine "Federico II" of Naples, Italy. Electronic address: nicola.imperatore@alice.it.
² Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine "Federico II" of Naples, Italy.

PMID: 28539227
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2017.04.017

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Celiac Disease / diagnosis*
Celiac Disease / diet therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Diet, Gluten-Free
Female
Humans
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / diagnosis*
Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies / diagnosis*
Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal
Ophthalmoplegia / congenital
Recurrence

Supplementary concepts

Visceral myopathy familial external ophthalmoplegia