Diagnosis of celiac disease according to ESPGHAN criteria and gluten-free diet adherence

Our study evaluates the number of biopsies avoided in diagnosis of celiac disease using ESPGHAN criteria and adherence to gluten-free diet after diagnosis by clinical evaluation and titration tTG-IgA or tTG-IgG and DGP-IgG in deficiency-IgA. From 01/01/2014 to 05/31/2016 28 new celiac disease patients were diagnosed with ESPGHAN criteria. 9 males (32.2%, 19 females (67.8%), age 13 months–12 years (mean 5 years 2 months). Clinical signs: diarrhea 15 patients (53%), weight loss 22 (78.5%), abdominal pain 8 (28.5%).

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