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: Generalized edema is systemic soft tissue swelling produced by the expansion of the interstitial fluid volume caused by various etiopathologies. Celiac disease is a lifelong systemic autoimmune disorder, elicited by gluten and related prolamins in genetically susceptible individuals. This case report describes a pediatric patient with celiac disease who presented with atypical extraintestinal symptoms