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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anmol Pitliya, M.B.B.S. M.D.[2]
Overview
Preferred therapy for celiac disease is dietary modification which includes gluten-free diet. Patients with celiac disease should be referred to a dietitian once the diagnosis of celiac disease is made. A minority of patients suffer from refractory disease, which means that they do not improve with a gluten-free diet. Pharmocotherapy is used if alternative causes are eliminated and dietary modification is not beneficial. Pharmacotherapy include steroids, azathioprine, cyclosporin, and monoclonal antibodies.
Medical Therapy
Refractory disease
A tiny minority of patients suffer from refractory disease, which means they do not improve on a gluten-free diet. This may be because the disease has been present for so long that the intestines are no longer able to heal on diet alone, or because the patient is not adhering to the diet, or because the patient is consuming foods that are inadvertently contaminated with gluten. Pharmocotherapy is used if alternative cause is elimiated.[1]
- 1 Steroids
- Preferred regimen(1): Prednisone 0.5–1 mg/kg q24h
- Preferred regimen(2): Budesonide 9 mg q24h
- Preferred regimen(3): Prednisone 0.5–1 mg/kg q24h and azathioprine 2 mg/kg q24h combination
- 2 Immunosupressive drugs (Used in steroid dependent or steroid refractory disease)
- 2.1 Antiproliferative agents
- Preferred regimen(1): Azathioprine 2 mg/kg q24h
- 2.2 Calcineurin Inhibitors:
- Preferred regimen(1): Cyclosporine 5 mg/kg q24h PO
- 2.3 Monoclonal antibodies
- Preferred regimen(1): Infliximab 5 mg/kg q24h
- Preferred regimen(2): Alemtuzumab 30 mg twice a week per 12 weeks
References
- ↑ Rubio-Tapia A, Murray JA (2010). "Classification and management of refractory coeliac disease". Gut. 59 (4): 547–57. doi:10.1136/gut.2009.195131. PMC 2861306. PMID 20332526.