Article
[Diagnosis of celiac disease in children; guidelines for pediatric gastroenterologists. Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Dutch Society of Pediatrics].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 27 Feb 1999
Mearin M L, Kneepkens C M, Houwen R H
Abstract excerpt
For the diagnosis of coeliac disease (CD) to be made in children and for the prescription of a gluten-free diet, clear histological changes in the small bowel biopsy sample have to be found. Serological testing for antibodies against endomysium and gliadin has only a preliminary significance. In children with strong clinical suspicion of CD, histological investigation of a small bowel biopsy should be performed...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
- Atrophy
- Biopsy
- Celiac Disease
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Gliadin
- Humans