Coeliac disease (CD) is a chronic, gluten-dependent enteropathy with a prevalence of approximately 1% in Western countries. Up to now, CD has been described only in sporadic cases of obesity. Our study aimed to evaluate retrospectively CD prevalence in a large series of overweight/obese children and adolescents. Among the 1527 overweight/obese children and adolescents consecutively evaluated, 17 (7 boys, 1.11%) were positive for serology and showed villous atrophy. In all of the patients with CD a well-balanced gluten-free diet was started, and a loss of weight rapidly obtained. Our study demonstrates that CD prevalence in overweight/obese children is similar to the general paediatric population in Italy.
Coeliac disease screening among a large cohort of overweight/obese children / Nenna, Raffaella; Mosca, Antonella; Mennini, Maurizio; Papa, RAFFAELE EDO; Petrarca, Laura; Mercurio, Roberta; Montuori, Monica; Piedimonte, Alessandra; Bavastrelli, Maria; De Lucia, Ilaria C; Bonamico, Margherita; Vania, Andrea. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION. - ISSN 0277-2116. - STAMPA. - 60:3(2015), pp. 405-407. [10.1097/MPG.0000000000000656]
Coeliac disease screening among a large cohort of overweight/obese children
NENNA, RAFFAELLA;MOSCA, ANTONELLA;MENNINI, MAURIZIO;PAPA, RAFFAELE EDO;PETRARCA, LAURA;PIEDIMONTE, ALESSANDRA;BAVASTRELLI, Maria;BONAMICO, Margherita;VANIA, Andrea
2015
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Coeliac disease (CD) is a chronic, gluten-dependent enteropathy with a prevalence of approximately 1% in Western countries. Up to now, CD has been described only in sporadic cases of obesity. Our study aimed to evaluate retrospectively CD prevalence in a large series of overweight/obese children and adolescents. Among the 1527 overweight/obese children and adolescents consecutively evaluated, 17 (7 boys, 1.11%) were positive for serology and showed villous atrophy. In all of the patients with CD a well-balanced gluten-free diet was started, and a loss of weight rapidly obtained. Our study demonstrates that CD prevalence in overweight/obese children is similar to the general paediatric population in Italy.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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