PRESENT INTERESTS IN THE CELIAC DISEASE. CLINICAL AND LABORATORY ASPECTS
Abstract:
Celiac disease is a consequence of gluten hypersensibility translated into subtotal or total villous atrophy. The classic clinic symptoms correspond to the chronic diarrhoea syndrome (steatorea), but there are also cases with nonspecific symptoms (“constitutional ones”, mono-symptomatic celiac disease). The serologic tests have as their purpose the determination of antigliadina, antiendomysial and anti-transglutaminase antibodies. The final diagnosis is established by intestinal biopsy.
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