BACKGROUND Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by the ingestion of gluten in susceptible individuals, and its prevalence varies depending on the studied population. Given that information on CD in Latin America is scarce, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of CD in this region of the world through a systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS AND FINDINGS This...

BACKGROUND Liver involvement in celiac disease (CD) varies from asymptomatic mild non-specific hepatitis to liver failure. Here we report the first child with liver failure due to a sclerosing cholangitis associated with CD. CASE REPORT An 11 year old girl presented with fatigability for 1 year and jaundice and abdominal distension for 3 weeks. On examination, the growth parameters were below...

Background and objectives Celiac disease (CD) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) share common genetic loci. Patients with T1DM developing CD may remain asymptomatic and some of the common symptoms of CD may be considered as part of the chronic complications of diabetes like gastrointestinal intolerance, diarrhea, nocturnal diarrhea, alternate diarrhea and constipation. There are no reports on ...

Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Izmir, TURKEY Celiac disease (CD) is a common immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by gluten in genetically susceptible individuals with an overall prevalence almost 1% in different countries [1]. The diagnosis of the disease is classically based on a combinat...

Investigators from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and Orebro University, Sweden, examined the risk of developing neuropathy in a nationwide population-based sample of 28,232 patients with biopsy-verified celiac disease (CD).

The prevalence of celiac disease (CD), an autoimmune enteropathy, characterized by chronic inflammation of the intestinal mucosa, atrophy of intestinal villi and several clinical manifestations has increased in recent years. Subjects affected by CD cannot tolerate gluten protein, a mixture of storage proteins contained in several cereals (wheat, rye, barley and derivatives). Gluten free-diet re...

The incidence, the age at presentation and the features of celiac disease (CD) in children have changed considerably over the past 20 years. CD is now believed to be the most common genetically predetermined condition in humans with a prevalence of 1%. Only approximately one third of the patients presents with diarrhea while one third is diagnosed upon screening, and one fifth presents with non...

the main inflammatory bowel disorders are including celiac disease (cd), inflammatory bowel diseases (ibd) and irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). celiac disease is a digestive and autoimmune disorder that can damage the small intestine and characterized by a multitude gastrointestinal (gi) and extra gi symptoms. ibd (including ulcerative colitis and crohn’s disease) is a group of inflammatory cond...

Celiac disease (CD) is an inflammatory disease of the small intestine. A complete management and differential diagnosis of such disease includes food intolerances, intestinal infections, and irritable bowel syndrome. We describe an 8-years-old adoptive girl from Congo with negative medical history. Patient followed for recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea associated to Giardia infection, unres...

Capsule endoscopy (CE) has been increasingly used for diagnosing disease of the small bowel. It is an attractive technique for assessing celiac disease (CD) because it is noninvasive and provides a close and magnified view of the mucosa of the entire small bowel. The aim of this paper is to update the current data on the use of CE for diagnosing villous atrophy and complications of CD.