Article
Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity.
Primary care - 1 Dec 2017
DeGeorge Katharine C, Frye Jeanetta W, Stein Kim M, Rollins Lisa K, McCarter Daniel F
Abstract excerpt
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by gluten that affects genetically predisposed individuals, typically causing intestinal symptoms and malabsorption. Diagnosis requires stepwise evaluation with anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA and histologic analysis of the small bowel. Strict adherence to a gluten-free diet is the primary treatment. Patients with symptoms thought to be related to gluten...
Topics
- Celiac Disease
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Diet, Gluten-Free
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
- Food Hypersensitivity
- GTP-Binding Proteins
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Glutens
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- Humans
- Polysaccharides