Rao, ChalapathiRana, Surinder S.Sharma, VishalBhasin, Deepak K.Singh, KartarCeliac disease commonly presents with diarrhea but variable presentation with anemia, osteoporosis, incidental recognition, and liver function abnormalities is also known. Overt bloodloss is uncommon in celiac disease. We present the case of a 60-year-old female who presentedwith obscure gastrointestinal blood loss for more than a decade necessitating multiple transfusionsand was eventually diagnosed to have celiac disease. After introduction of gluten-freediet, her symptoms improved and there has been no recurrence of gastrointestinal bleeding.Keywords celiac disease, capsule endoscopy, gastrointestinal bleedingAnn Gastroenterol 2012; 25 (3): 271-273text/htmlapplication/pdfimage/tiffhttp://www.annalsgastro.gr/index.php/annalsgastro/article/view/1129engHellenic Society of Gastroenterology1792-74631108-7471Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 25, No 3 (2012); 271Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding persisting for a decade: a rare manifestation of a common diseaseinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion2012-06-22Δημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΓαστροεντερολογίαGastroenterologyisi -Gastroenterology & Hepatology covers resources on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pathology of the digestive system. This category includes specific resources on the prognosis and treatment of digestive diseases; stomach ulcers; metabolic, genetic, infectious and chemically induced diseases of the liver; colitis; diseases of the pancreas and diseases of the rectum.Επιστημονικό άρθροScientific articleΕλληνική Γαστροεντερολογική ΕταιρίαGreek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)other