• Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2021

    Case Reports

    Unexpected Diagnosis in an Adolescent With Bruises and Ecchymosis: Celiac Disease.

    • Anil Er, Aykut Çağlar, Pinar Kuyum, Fatma Akgül, Emel Ulusoy, Hale Çitlenbik, Betül Yandim Aksoy, Durgül Yilmaz, Nur Arslan, and Murat Duman.
    • From the Divisions of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Feb 1; 37 (2): e77e78e77-e78.

    AbstractAcquired coagulopathy is a rare but challenging diagnosis for pediatric emergency physicians. Although the coagulopathy usually presents with mild skin and mucosal hemorrhages, it also can lead to life-threatening events. Thus, accurate interpretation of hints obtained from a detailed history, physical examination, and laboratory findings is essential for the prompt diagnosis and management. This case demonstrates an uncommon cause of coagulopathy; celiac disease that presented with spontaneous bruises and ecchymosis in an adolescent.Copyright © 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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