Celiac disease
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Biopsy of small bowel showing celiac disease manifested by blunting of villi, crypt hyperplasia, and lymphocyte infiltration of crypts. |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2], Mahshid Mir, M.D. [3], Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [4], Usama Talib, BSc, MD [5], Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [6], Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [7], Akshun Kalia M.B.B.S.[8], Iqra Qamar M.D.[9], Anmol Pitliya, M.B.B.S. M.D.[10], Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [11], Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [12], Ajay Gade MD[13]], Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [14], Rasam Hajiannasab M.D.[15]
Synonyms and keywords: Coeliac disease; Celiac sprue; Gee-Herter-Heubner disease; Gluten sensitive enteropathy; GSE; Nontropical sprue.
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Celiac Disease from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Social Impact | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
External links
- National Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse - page on coeliac disease
- NIH Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign
- Outcomes of 2004 consensus development conference, U.S. National Institutes of Health