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Underweight child with possible Celiac - need help with how to diagnose correctly

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35 minutes ago, trents said:

Has an iron supplement been considered? Ferritin is low but what about hemoglobin and hematocrit? 

What vitamin and mineral deficiencies has he been tested for?

Has he had an edoscopy with biopsy done yet to test for celiac disease. We get some people with damaged villi that show up in the biopsy but not in the antibody tests.

Iron supplement - I am still discussing with Doctor to see if they will recommend; HCT 38.2 low (Ref Int 40-50); HGB 125 (Ref Int 120-140).

Vitamins C/D/B1/B6/C/Zn/Cu//Mg/Fe/Ca/Folate were done. D was low. B6 was high. Everything else OK.

Endoscopy/Biopsy were done. Normal. Marsh0 and did not indicate Celiac. But we had TTG/EMA high and now after gluten-free diet, repeat TTG/EMA are normal.

 

 

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