The celiac iceberg. What textbooks do not clarify (and beyond)
Journal Title: Αρχεία Ελληνικής Ιατρικής - Year 2010, Vol 27, Issue 6
Abstract
Celiac disease was formerly considered to be a relatively rare malabsorption syndrome of childhood, whereas now is recognized as being a very common lifelong disorder that can present at any age. Although diagnosis is becoming more and more frequent, celiac disease is missed in most affected people. This review reassesses critical clinical and diagnostic aspects of celiac disease and, in a comparison with the current knowledge provided by leading internal medicine textbooks, illuminates the background to the widespread underdiagnosis of the disease.
Authors and Affiliations
A. CHARIDIMOU, S. LOIZOU, K. TRIANTAFYLLOU
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