Compliance with gluten-free diet in adolescents with screening-detected celiac disease: A 5-year follow-up study

Authors
Fabiani, E Taccari, LM Ratsch, IM Di Giuseppe, S Coppa, GV Catassi, C
Citation
E. Fabiani et al., Compliance with gluten-free diet in adolescents with screening-detected celiac disease: A 5-year follow-up study, J PEDIAT, 136(6), 2000, pp. 841-843
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
ISSN journal
00223476 → ACNP
Volume
136
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
841 - 843
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(200006)136:6<841:CWGDIA>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
After 5 years of treatment, 22 patients with celiac disease, diagnosed by m eans of serologic mass screening (mean age, 17.9 years), showed a lower com pliance with a gluten-free diet and frequent positivity of serum anti-endom ysium antibodies (32%) in comparison with a group of 22 age-matched patient s diagnosed because of "typical" symptoms during childhood.