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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of Celiac disease include avoiding gluten-containing diet and vaccination against encapsulated organisms in cases of hyposplenism. | |||
==Secondary Prevention== | |||
*Avoiding gluten-containing diet is the only proven secondary preventive measure.<ref name="pmid20027009">{{cite journal |vauthors=Selimoğlu MA, Karabiber H |title=Celiac disease: prevention and treatment |journal=J. Clin. Gastroenterol. |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=4–8 |year=2010 |pmid=20027009 |doi=10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181b7ead2 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*If hyposplenism ensues, vaccination against encapsulated organisms such as meningococci and strept. Pneumoniae is important. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Overview
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of Celiac disease include avoiding gluten-containing diet and vaccination against encapsulated organisms in cases of hyposplenism.
Secondary Prevention
- Avoiding gluten-containing diet is the only proven secondary preventive measure.[1]
- If hyposplenism ensues, vaccination against encapsulated organisms such as meningococci and strept. Pneumoniae is important.
References
- ↑ Selimoğlu MA, Karabiber H (2010). "Celiac disease: prevention and treatment". J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 44 (1): 4–8. doi:10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181b7ead2. PMID 20027009.