With the diagnosis of celiac disease rising in the past decade and with increased public awareness, team physicians are faced with both managing and diagnosing athletes with celiac disease. Sports medicine physicians need to recognize that celiac disease can present with a number of different symptoms and, therefore, should consider celiac disease as part of their differential in evaluating ath...

BACKGROUND Although sarcoidosis and celiac disease are both chronic immunologic disorders involving multiple organ systems, reports about association of diseases in individual patients are sparse. While sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease presumably reflecting an exaggerated response to an unknown antigen, celiac disease is a T cell-driven disease triggered by ingestion of gluten, a ...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of celiac disease and the use of medications that inhibit acid secretion have both increased in recent decades. AIM To explore the association between antisecretory medication exposure and subsequent development of celiac disease. METHODS In this population-based case control study, we identified patients with celiac disease diagnosed at all pathology departments i...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that high titres of tTG are associated with elevated positive predictive values (PPV) for celiac disease. However, the PPV of a strongly positive tTG will depend on the celiac disease prevalence in the different risk groups of the disease AIMS To assess the PPV of a strongly positive tTG for celiac disease. In addition, to calculate the post-test probability f...

CONTEXT Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA), considered serologic markers for Crohn's disease, were described in patients with celiac disease, disappearing after a gluten-free diet. OBJECTIVES Evaluation of ASCA positivity in patients with Crohn's disease and celiac disease in relation to healthy individuals. METHODS A total of 145 individuals were studied: 36 with Crohn's disea...

Background: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by damage to the small intestinal mucosa following the intake of glutencontaining foods in genetically predisposed individuals. Studies suggest that celiac disease is associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis. Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in children with celi...

1. the most important challenge in diagnosis of celiac disease is not-performing the diagnostic tests in suspected persons. because of multi-organ damage and multiple manifestations of disease, diagnosis of celiac disease may be delayed. it seems general physicians should be aware about uncommon presentations of disease and indications of celiac tests. 2. the second most important challenge is ...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Celiac disease is increasingly recognized worldwide, but guidelines on how to detect the condition and diagnose patients are unclear. In this study the prevalence and predictors of celiac disease were prospectively determined in a cross-sectional sample of Lebanese patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). PATIENTS AND METHODS Consecutive consenting patie...

BACKGROUND AND AIM While celiac disease is estimated to affect about 1% of the world's population, it is thought to be uncommon not only in India but in Asia also. There is a lack of studies on the prevalence of celiac disease from Asian nations. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of celiac disease in the community. METHODS In a cross sectional study, we estimated the...

BACKGROUND Studies have demonstrated that villous atrophy in celiac disease is patchy and have suggested that duodenal bulb biopsies aid in diagnosis. OBJECTIVE To determine the role of the addition of duodenal bulb biopsies to distal duodenum (D2) biopsies in the diagnosis of celiac disease. DESIGN Prospective, case-control study. SETTING Tertiary referral hospital. PATIENTS Patients u...