Review of clinical presentation of children with celiac disease - A retrospective study

Abstract

Introduction: Celiac disease is a chronic immune mediated enteropathy, produced by the gluten ingestion in susceptible people, where gluten act as environmental trigger. Celiac disease has global prevalence of 1%. Its presentation ranges from simple anaemia, gastrointestinal manifestation, short stature to neurological manifestations. The high level of suspicion helps in prevention of chronic complications of the disease.