Celiac disease with atypical symptoms or celiac disease with juvenile chronic arthritis – case report

The complains of the seven year old boy started about two years ago with relepsing fevers, with non specific pain and joint swelling of the lower extremities, and with starting anaemia. The boy went on different examinations in different hospitals, where they have diagnosed juvenile chronic arthritis, and started steroid therapy. On the steroid treatment, the patient's symptoms disappeared, all but the anemia from iron deficiency. But every time they have tried to end the immunosuppressive therapy, all the pain, the fever and tiredness came back. The little boy came to our clinic at that point. We have extended…