Article
Diagnostic dilemmas in celiac disease.
Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Sept 2013
Ma Michael X, John Mina, Forbes Geoffrey M
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated systemic condition triggered by dietary gluten occurring in genetically susceptible individuals. Our understanding of its numerous and varied clinical presentations has evolved over time, which has contributed to the incidence of CD increasing. In most cases, the diagnosis is readily established and patients promptly improve after commencing a gluten-free diet (GFD)....
Topics
- Algorithms
- Autoantibodies
- Biomarkers
- Celiac Disease
- Critical Pathways
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Diet, Gluten-Free
- Duodenum
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Intestinal Mucosa