coeliac disease (cd) is an autoimmune disorder which leads to chronic inflammation of the gut. untreated cd is associated with upper gastrointestinal malignancies, small-bowel lymphoma and adenocarcinoma are recognized complications of untreated coeliac disease (cd). we report the case of a 43-year-old male suffering from cd who was treated with a gluten-free diet one year,  presenting with com...

background : there is an association   of celiac disease (cd) with several gastrointestinal illnesses. we aimed to determine   the prevalence of cd in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) to evaluate the value of the routine serological tests for cd in these patients. methods : patients with ibd underwent   screening test for cd. the screening test was based on iga anti-ttg antibody e...

CD: Crohn’s disease INTRODUCTION Crohn’s disease (CD) is an idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease that is characterized by noncaseating granulomas that occur in the gastrointestinal tract. This disease is chronic, incurable, and prone to relapse. CD is frequently associated with skin and mucous membrane lesions. The skin is among the most common sites for extraintestinal involvement in CD. Esti...

Background: Celiac disease (CD), as an autoimmune disease has initiated since ingestion of food containing gluten. Constant intolerance to gluten causes damages of the small intestinal mucosa. One reason of mal-absorption in children and infants is CD. Additionally, about 75% of newly identified patients with CD have low bone mineral density (BMD). Many factors have role in metabolic bone disea...

Extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) cause increased morbidity and decreased quality of life in Crohn disease (CD). Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) belongs to EIMs. Very little is known on the clinical features of CD concomitant with AS. This study is to investigate the clinical features of CD patients with AS.We retrospectively collected all CD patients with AS in our hospital, and established a ...

background the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) varies among different societies. the aim of this study is to determine the incidence rate of ibd in kerman, a city in southeast iran. methods all medical records that indicated a new diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (uc) or crohn`s disease (cd) were retrieved from the gastrointestinal endoscopy and pathology departments of 12 centers ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa microsoftinternetexplorer4 aim : the aim of this study is to look for the proper methods that would be a major step towards untreated cd diagnosis and seek the metabolic biomarkers causes of cd and compare them to control group. background : celiac disease (cd) is a common autoimmune disorder that is not easily diagnosed using the clinical tests. patie...

Background Results on body composition in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) have been heterogeneous and are lacking from Asia. Present study assessed body composition in CD/UC and correlated it with disease severity/duration. Methods Patients of CD/UC following between Dec 2014 and Dec 2015 who consented for bioimpedance analysis for body fat measurement were included. Lean mas...