Author/Editor		Kolaček, S
Title		Coeliac disease: atypical presentation, complications and associated disorders
Type		članek
Source		Slov Pediatr
Vol. and No.		Letnik 7, št. Suppl 1
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 68-71
Language		eng
Abstract		Coeliac disease, recently defined as an autoimmune disorder, is a permanent intolerance to ingested gluten that results in immunologically mediated inflammatory damage to the small-intestinal mucosa. Screenings and active case-findings have proven that it is by no means rare, on the contrary it is one of the most common chronic disorder with a prevalence of 1:200 to 1:400. It was also proven that many patients present either atypically or with a silent clinical picture, and that coeliac disease is associated with different, mostly autoimmune disorders. Aim of this paper is to present different possible atypical symptoms and complications, with a special emphasis on associated disorders.
Descriptors		CELIAC DISEASE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS DERMATITIS HERPETIFORMIS CHILD CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS CHILD DEVELOPMENT BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC ANOREXIA EPILEPSY AUTOANTIBODIES