celiac disease and viral b hepatitis: lessons for clinical practice

Celiac Disease and Viral B Hepatitis: Lessons for Clinical Practice

C disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gut occurring in genetically susceptible individuals after the ingestion of gluten. It is characterized by a flattened mucosa, villous atrophy, and crypt hyperplasia in the small intestine, by the classic malabsorption syndrome (diarrhea, steatorrhea, weight loss), or by seemingly less severe symptoms such as iron deficiency anemia, osteop...

Hepatitis B and celiac disease

E suggests a linkage between different environmental agents and the development of celiac disease—an immune-mediated disorder—in those with a specific genetic predisposition (HLADQ2, HLA-DQ8) who exposed to gluten—a major storage protein in wheat and other grains. Infections, particularly viral agents, have been hypothesized to induce or exacerbate immune-mediated disorders, possibly through a ...

hepatitis b and celiac disease

Hepatitis B virus and celiac disease

Regarding the article of Leonardi and La Rosa: "Are hepatitis B virus and celiac disease linked?", published in the 2010 issue of Hepatitis Monthly (1), we believe that there is no relationship between the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and celiac disease (CD). None of the study’s patients tested positive for immunoglobulin A anti-endomysium or immunoglobulin A anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies,...

Celiac disease and hepatitis B virus

We read with interest the article by Leonardi and La Rosa (2010) that deals with the hypothesis that nonintestinal inflammatory diseases, such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), may trigger immunologic gluten intolerance in susceptible people (1). A recent study indicated that a high frequency of rotavirus infections may increase the risk of celiac disease (CD) autoimmunity in genetically predisposed ...

Hepatitis B Vaccination Reliability in Celiac Disease

* Corresponding author at: Mohammad Rostami Nejad. Research Centers for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel: +98-2122432518, Fax: +98-2122432517. Email: [email protected] DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.1735143X.761 Copyright c 2011, BRCGL, Published by Kowsar M.P.Co. All rights reserved. c 2011 Kowsar M.P.Co. All rights reserved. Pl...