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Article: Recognizing celiac disease when there is no malabsorption: in more and more cases, celiac disease doesn't look the way you might expect.(GUIDELINES AT A GLANCE)
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- Cortlandt Forum
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- January 1, 2009
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Celiac disease is more common, particularly among adults, and more easily overlooked than many clinicians appreciate, according to the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute's Medical Position Statement on the condition.
The overall prevalence of celiac disease is estimated to be 1%--comparable to that of rheumatoid arthritis. What's more, "most cases remain undiagnosed until later in life," the Position Statement says. "Clinicians should have a heightened suspicion that celiac disease may be present at any age in both sexes and in a wide variety of clinical circumstances."
This last phrase perhaps encapsulates the most essentiallesson ...