... in patients with coeliac disease (CD) after a gluten-free diet (GFD); conversely data on the metabolic syndrome (MS) and hepatic steatosis (HS) are still rare. The aim is to evaluate the prevalence of MS and HS in patients with CD, before and after a GFD. Methods: One hundred eighty-five coeliac adult...

...Federica Branchi; Carolina Tomba; Francesca Ferretti; Lorenzo Norsa; Leda Roncoroni; Maria Teresa Bardella; Dario Conte; Luca Elli Background/Aim: Medical research is looking for alternative drug-based options to the gluten-free diet (GFD) for celiac disease. We aimed at evaluating the need...

.... It is often self-diagnosed by the patient, but should be confirmed by the response to a gluten-free diet, followed by a gluten challenge. Celiac disease (CD) and wheat allergy (WA) must first be ruled out. Aims: (1) to determine the frequency of visits performed for symptoms self-perceived as gluten-related...

...Julia Martin; Tabea Geisel; Constanze Maresch; Kathrin Krieger; Jürgen Stein Background: Currently, the only treatment for celiac disease (CD) is a lifelong gluten-free diet (GFD). Research has been carried out in various countries into the nutritional adequacy of the GFD in terms of macro...

... the success of treatment, and to identify predictors for dietary non-adherence, we carried out a study in a nationwide cohort of treated celiac patients. Patients and Methods: 843 biopsy-proven patients, 94 children and 749 adults, were enrolled and interviewed. Adherence to a gluten-free diet was determined...

...Yael Mozer-Glassberg; Noam Zevit; Yoram Rosenbach; Corina Hartman; Sara Morgenstern; Raanan Shamir Background: Celiac disease (CD) is a prevalent condition with a broad spectrum of presentations requiring a lifelong gluten-free diet (GFD). Our aims were to examine the presentation and adherence...

...Gian Eugenio Tontini; Emanuele Rondonotti; Valeria Saladino; Simone Saibeni; Roberto de Franchis; Maurizio Vecchi Aims: To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in celiac disease (CD) patients at the time of diagnosis and during a gluten-free diet (GFD). Patients and Methods: We enrolled...

... or CD-associated antibodies, the patient developed a jejunal T-cell lymphoma. It was resected due to perforation and four courses of IMVP-16 were added. The patient started and kept a strict gluten-free diet (GFD). Two years later, he presented with weight loss and a clonally divergent refractory sprue...

...U. Volta; G.R. Corazza; M. Frisoni; R.A. Valentini; N. Molinaro; F.B. Bianchi; G. Gasbarrini In 46 adult patients with coeliac disease, 41 (89%) of whom were positive for IgA and/or IgG antigliadin antibodies (AGA) when untreated, we investigated after a gluten-free diet the relationship between...

...E.A. Valletta; G. Mastella In 134 patients with celiac disease the compliance with a gluten-free diet (GFD) and the presence of antigliadin antibodies (AGA) were evaluated. Compliance with the GFD was good in 71 %, moderate in 11 % and poor in 18 %. High levels of AGA (IgA and IgG) were found...

... for psoriasis. Result: The regression of skin lesions after gluten-free diet (GFD) was evident in a short time. Conclusion: The present case supports the association between CD and psoriasis and the concept that psoriasis in CD patients can be improved by GFD. Future studies are needed to clarify the possible...

... for evaluation of mucosal damage associated with celiac disease. Gluten-free diet is the key treatment for celiac disease. Data on the long-term control of celiac disease are few and limited to small series of patients. The study reports data on the control of celiac disease and on its correlates in a large...