Ricerca
Cercare la celiachia “dentro e fuori” l’intestino
HOW TO IDENTIFYING COELIAC DISEASE “INSIDE AND OUTSIDE” THE INTESTINE
FRANCESCA ANDREOTTI, ADRIANA BAGGIANI, FABRIZIO FUSCO, DANIELA SAMBUGARO (ARP VICENZA1) e ALESSANDRO VENTURA2 (coordinatore)
1ARP Vicenza (altri partecipanti alla ricerca: E. Amanatidu, G. Andrighetto, E. Benetti, S. Bonati, I. Brusaterra, M. Capozzo, E. Ciscato, F. Cracco, G. Ferrari, M. Fornale, E. Laverda, M. Marchioro, M. Nicolussi, A. Pasinato, D. Pittarello, E. Pizio, R. Salvadori, S. Sassolino, V. Spanevello, C. Trevisan, G. Ziglio, V. Zuffellato)
2Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica, IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste
Aprile 1999 - pagg. 253 -255
Abstract
Since highly sensitive and specific serologic tests were made available (AGAs and more recently
EMAs) a high prevalence of coeliac disease has been found both in asymptomatic
patients and in children affected by various clinical signs and diseases, in absence of typical
gastrointestinal signs. A co-operative study carried out with family paediatricians was
aimed at assessing the results of testing for coeliac disease in predetermined groups of children,
who did not show the typical gastroenterological signs of coeliac disease. 240 children
were selected as suspected cases and underwent EMA test; 18 (7.5%) tested positive
and were eventually diagnosed as coeliacs on the basis of the intestinal biopsy. The study
suggests that EMA testing should be performed in all children showing signs and symptoms
or diseases that can be related to coeliac disease.
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