SEROLOGICAL SECREENING OF DIABETES MELLITUS FORCELIAC DISEASE IN PEDIATRICS.

Objective. This study conduct to determine the celiac disease prevalence in diabetic mellitus cases, among sex, age group, duration of diagnosis and family history. Method. Forty five patients who had presented to the diabetic center in Al-Sadder Teaching Hospital and privet pediatric clinic between August 2014 to April 2015. The study group comprised of 21 males and 24 females with age range from 9 months to 16 years. Whom had the T1DM. Serological tests done by using the Tissue transeglutaminase tTG-A. Findings. The positive results of celiac disease in patient with T1DM was 17 (37.78 %) cases, The male to female ratio of celiac disease was 1:1. According to the age groups, the most age group was 9-12 years as 7 (15.56 %) cases. Conclusion. The increase in the malignancy incidence was statistically significant in cases in which the dominant nodule diameter was > 4 cm. However, the frequency of thyroid papillary carcinoma was determined as 12.9% in MNG patients in whom the DND was > 4 cm.