[Celiac disease and irritable bowel syndrome: association or diagnostic error?].
Some recent studies showed that coeliac disease is diagnosed in 6-30% of patients previously classified as affected by irritable bowel syndrome. We described herein which are the arguments pro and cons the association between coeliac disease and irritable bowel syndrome, and which is the correct diagnostic algorithm to perform the correct diagnosis.
Tursi
Antonio
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Dipartimento di Emergenze, Ospedale Lorenzo Bonomo, Andria, Bari. autotursi@tiscali.it
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001706:Biopsy; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D003109:Colonic Diseases, Functional / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors