Celiac disease - a common autoimmune disease with significantly delayed diagnosis

• DOI: 10.12775/jehs.2022.12.07.044
• Publication Date: 2022-07-12T10:34:30Z
• Authors: Magdalena Choina; Kinga Pożarowska; Gracjan Rudziński; Bożena Cukrowska; Emilia Majsiak
• Keywords: R; L; Education; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; quality of life; GV557-1198.995; Medicine; delayed diagnosis; celiac disease; Sports

Introduction: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune that affects genetically predisposed individuals. In course of the disease, consumption gluten causes damage to small intestine. Due various clinical manifestations, diagnosing CD poses a challenge clinicians. It has been proven by several study groups diagnostic delay in still too long and provokes severe health complications. Purpose: The aim highlight importance CD, its consequences possible solutions. Description state knowledge: diagnosis based on picture, serological test, duodenal mucosal biopsies genetic tests. Many cases remain undiagnosed spite published guidelines for diagnosis. Consequently, significantly delayed: mean duration process Poland was 7.3 years. other countries, patients time from onset symptoms establishing up 10 leads reduced quality life development complications, such as neoplastic disease. Summary: Diagnostic issue great importance. Because possibility neoplasm, it crucial take action order shorten CD.