Prevalence of celiac disease in north Indian children.
Indian Pediatr
; 46(5): 415-7, 2009 May.
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| ID: mdl-19213985
ABSTRACT
Celiac disease (CD) is being increasingly reported from the wheat-eating population of north India. However, the exact prevalence of CD in children is not known as population screening studies are scarce. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of CD in 400 children, 6 months to 12 years of age attending pediatrics department of a tertiary care hospital in north India. The study population was screened for antitissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibodies. Endoscopic duodenal biopsy was done in the anti--tTG positive subjects. Four patients were diagnosed with CD as per the modified ESPGHAN criteria. The prevalence of CD thus was 1 %, which was in concordance with screening studies using serological markers conducted in the West.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad Celíaca
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India