title: Crohn's disease and celiac disease: association or epiphenomenon?
abstract: Recent literature data show a certain relation between Crohn's disease and celiac disease. We describe herein what are the pro and the cons about a possible association between Crohn's disease and celiac disease.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Endoscopy Unit, "Lorenzo Bonomo" Hospital, Andria, BA, Italy. antotursi@tiscali.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tursi
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Giorgetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brandimarte
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Elisei
mesh_terms: D001944:Breath Tests; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D012698:Serologic Tests; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology