Incidence of coeliac disease and transient gluten intolerance in children in a Swedish urban community.
The incidence of coeliac disease in children in the city of Malmö, South Sweden, was 1 : 982 during 1966 to 1975. The diagnostic criteria were: flat intestinal mucosa on gluten-containing diet, free of symptoms, and improvement in mucosal morphology on gluten-free diet, and morphological and/or evident clinical relapse (three times) on gluten challenge. 6 (12%) of 49 children with initially a flat mucosa still had a normal mucosa on a gluten-containing diet for two years or longer, having so-called transient gluten intolerance.
D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005983:Glutens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013548:Sweden; D014505:Urban Population
D005983:Glutens