Celiac Disease : The Road To Diagnosis

Preface
Foreword
Endorsements
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
- Anemia (iron or folate deficiency) is one of the most common presentations of celiac disease...
Chapter 2
- Chronic diarrhoea is a common symptom of celiac disease...
Chapter 3
- Celiac disease is more common than Crohn’s disease...
Chapter 4
- Abdominal distension is a common clinical finding in young children with celiac disease...
Chapter 5
- Celiac disease should be a top consideration in anyone with iron deficiency...
Chapter 6
- A lymphocytic colitis sometimes occurs in celiac disease...
Chapter 7
- Unexplained iron deficiency anemia should be considered to be due to celiac disease unless proven otherwise...
Chapter 8
- Many adults with celiac disease recall having symptoms during childhood...
Chapter 9
- All that itches is not eczema...
Chapter 10
- Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder...
Chapter 11
- The time from first symptoms to diagnosis of celiac disease is often...
Chapter 12
- In iron or folate deficiency anemia, think of celiac disease...
Chapter 13
- Celiac disease is a hereditary disorder...
Chapter 14
- Dental enamel defects can occur in children with celiac disease...
Chapter 15
- Being normal weight or overweight does not rule out celiac disease...
Chapter 16
- Celiac disease is more common as a cause of...

List Of Chapters

1. Diagnosing “transaminitis” can be fun
2. Scoping the wrong end
3. The typical gone atypical
4. Everything in the front, nothing in the back
5. Million-dollar workup
6. White as a sheet
7. More of the same
8. Spare the biopsy, spoil the child
9. Itching to be diagnosed
10. The “auto” show
11. One end empty, other end full
12. As classical as it can get
13. Choosing the right parents
14. Mouth: The doorway to the gut
15. Looks can be deceiving
16. The Long and Short of it

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