title: Neglected coeliac disease.
abstract: A review has been carried out of patients diagnosed as having coeliac disease some years previously and subsequently lost to follow-up. Most were unaware of the need for continuing treatment and had returned to a normal diet. The resulting morbidity was slight, although one patient had died of a small-bowel lymphoma. If untreated coeliac disease is indeed a pre-malignant condition, then it is suggested that there must be a large population at risk, with no motivation to return to treatment other than the risk of malignancy itself.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001824:Body Constitution; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005983:Glutens; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D006454:Hemoglobins; D005983:Glutens; D005492:Folic Acid; D007501:Iron; D008274:Magnesium; D014805:Vitamin B 12