Following the original description of lymphoma complicating coeliac disease [1], it has become clear that patients with coeliac disease have a 50to a 100-fold increased risk of developing malignant lymphoma compared with the general population [2,3]. The exact risk is unknown as the precise prevalence and incidence of coeliac disease in the population is also unknown. Lymphoma may present in tw...

BACKGROUND Celiac disease (CD) has a negative impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of affected patients. Although HRQL and its determinants have been examined in Spanish CD patients specifically recruited in hospital settings, these aspects of CD have not been assessed among the general Spanish population. METHODS An observational, transversal study of a non-randomized, represe...

AIMS Diagnostics and follow-up of celiac disease have gradually shifted from tertiary centers to secondary and primary health care. In order to establish whether this has affected the success of treatment, and to identify predictors for dietary non-adherence, we carried out a study in a nationwide cohort of treated celiac patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS 843 biopsy-proven patients, 94 children ...

The rise in gluten consumption over time has led to the increasing recognition of coeliac disease (CD) with associated complications. However, only recently has there been an appreciation that the spectrum of gluten-related disorders is greater than just CD, which may explain the growing global popularity in gluten-free products. Current literature suggests that a newly recognised clinical enti...

OBJECTIVES After participating in the continuing education activity, primary care physicians should be able to: 1. Identify the common clinical manifestations of celiac disease 2. Develop an algorithmic approach to the patient with suspected celiac disease 3. Understand key components of the gluten-free diet 4. Develop a long-term plan for managing a patient with celiac disease 5. Identify at-r...

(Table is included in full-text article). Studies suggest that oats can be tolerated in the gluten-free diet by a majority of patients with coeliac disease. Concerns remain, however, about the possibility of contamination of commercially available oat products by wheat, barley and rye. The R5 ELISA allows the identification and quantification of wheat, barley and rye prolamins, and has demonstr...

In the present paper, we discuss the change in celiac disease (CD) awareness and perception through patients' concerns and the most recent literature. Nowadays CD has moved in the public awareness (both doctors and population) from a rare disease to a common one and the gluten free diet (GFD) is no longer the exclusive therapy for CD patients but is becoming a popular health choice for everybod...

BACKGROUND Restrictions imposed by the gluten-free diet generate large changes in the daily habits of the celiac patient, causing a negative impact on quality of life. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of patients with celiac disease on a capital in Southern Brazil. METHODS Patients older than 18 years were included, with confirmed celiac disease for at least 60 day...

The aim of this study was to develop a scale to assess the levels of specific self-efficacy in order to enhance adherence to a gluten-free diet and the life quality of celiac patients. Celiac disease is a chronic small intestinal immune-mediated enteropathy precipitated by exposure to dietary gluten in genetically predisposed people. The only treatment is a strict lifelong gluten-free diet. Wit...

Coeliac disease is a common condition that is increasingly being recognised as a result of the development of sensitive and specific serology. The diagnosis of coeliac disease and its subsequent treatment with a gluten-free diet have implications for the patient, not just for symptom control but also for the possible effect on quality of life and risk of complications. Whether the mode of prese...