Abstract
Twenty-three cases of coeliac disease were found after a small bowel biopsy had been carried out on seventy patients with various rheumatic complaints. The prevalence of coeliac disease in patients with rheumatic disorders was estimated to be 1 in 243. The majority (19) of these cases were found by screening patient sera with a reticulin antibody test. Sjögren's syndrome was the most frequent rheumatic diagnosis, with a total of six cases. Coeliac disease may occur concomitantly with various rheumatic complaints, and serological screening is advisable.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Antibodies / analysis
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Atrophy / pathology
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Biopsy
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Celiac Disease / complications*
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Celiac Disease / epidemiology
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Celiac Disease / prevention & control
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Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
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Female
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Glutens / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
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Intestinal Mucosa / ultrastructure
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Male
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Mass Screening
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Microvilli / pathology
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Microvilli / ultrastructure
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Middle Aged
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Prevalence
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Reticulin / immunology
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Rheumatic Diseases / blood
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Rheumatic Diseases / complications*
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Rheumatic Diseases / diet therapy
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Sjogren's Syndrome / complications
Substances
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Antibodies
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Reticulin
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Glutens