Psoriasis Tied to Elevated Risk for Celiac Disease
People with psoriasis have double the odds of celiac disease vs people without psoriasis.
People with psoriasis have double the odds of celiac disease vs people without psoriasis.
Multiple biopsies of duodenum needed for diagnosis of celiac disease; upper endoscopy with intestinal biopsy useful for monitoring cases on gluten-free diet.
Atypical celiac disease may present as dermatitis herpetiformis, anemia, elevated transaminases, short stature, and osteopenia/osteoporosis.
Clinicians summarized the current research and clarified widespread misinformation on celiac disease.
Study authors assessed registry data to evaluate the risk of developing childhood chronic inflammatory diseases dependent on disease status of the parents.
In addition to smoking, abdominal pain, bloating, and anemia also are strongly associated with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
Despite numerous studies showing a potential association between celiac disease and small bowel cancer, there is a lack of data evaluating the risk of specific subtypes of small bowel cancer.
Patients with celiac disease have an increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease and vice versa.
Researchers sought to evaluate the association between celiac disease and mortality risk in a population-based cohort in Sweden.
Researchers sought to identify whether pediatric patients with celiac disease reported lower health-related quality of life compared with healthy children.