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 [...]
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COELIAC DISEASE: UNCOMMON PRESENTATIONS IN ADULTS
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COELIAC DISEASE: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS RIGHT?????
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Delay in the diagnosis of coeliac disease prolongs morbidity and mortality.
The study by Dr Cannings-John et al in the Br J Gen Pract. 2007 Aug; 57 (541):636-42 17688758, examined with what sorts of complaints patients presented to their GP during the 5 years PRIOR to the diagnosis of coeliac disease. They looked at patients [...]
