Adult coeliac disease:
BY: Alastair L Hepburn, consultant rheumatologist BMJ 2007;335:627 (29 September).
Coeliac disease can present in a non specific way in adults. Presentations to rheumatology services are not uncommon with symptoms including fatigue, weakness, non-specific arthralgia, muscle cramps, and myalgia.
A good argument therefore exists for screening for this disease when patients present with what may seem initially to be fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), using combined serological testing.
If you want to read more about the PRESENTATION of COELIAC DISEASE IN ADULTS, just CLICK HERE.
PS: When he writes CFS he also means ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), which is actually NOT the same as CFS.
