Celiac disease is misdiagnosed based on serology only in a substantial proportion of patients
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology Dec 21, 2017
Vavricka SR, et al. - Researchers undertook an investigation of the initial presentation, the diagnostic process, follow-up evaluations, and adherence to a gluten-free diet in celiac disease (CeD) patients in Switzerland, from a patient’s viewpoint. A major ratio of CeD patients was diagnosed by nongastroenterologists. It was discovered that more than a third of the patients received their diagnosis on the basis of a positive serology and/or genetics only, in evident violation of current diagnostic guidelines. This, in turn, could result in an overdiagnosis of this entity.
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