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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Secondary Prevention

Strict adherence to gluten free diet and dapsone, should improve the symptoms in few days. After tapering of dapsone, patient should be instructed to continue gluten free diet because it prevents the reappearance of symptoms and prevent the complications of celiac disease .