title: Celiac disease and fibromyalgia: Is there an association?
abstract: It has been found that celiac disease (CD) and non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) have a high prevalence in fibromyalgia (FM) patients. NCGS is a relatively new entity characterized by gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal manifestations in the absence of CD or wheat allergy. It is different from CD because anti-transglutaminase (anti-tTG) or endomysial antibodies (IgA-EmA) are lacking and the intestinal mucosa is normal or with mild abnormalities as increased intraepithelial lymphocytes in the absence of villous atrophy.
authors.affiliation: Medicine, Positivo Universtiy, Brasil.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nisihara
authors.affiliation: Medicine, Evangelical University, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.affiliation: Medicine, Evangelical University, Brazil.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, Evangelical University, Brasil.
authors.forename: Thelma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Skare
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors