Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Children and Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Autor:	Eskander A; Pediatric Gastroenterology, Cairo University, Cairo, EGY., Saadah OI; Pediatric Gastroenterology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU., Abdelrazek AA; Pediatrics, Cairo University, Cairo, EGY., Mosli M; Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU., Alsufyani HA; Medical Physiology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU., Meshaal S; Pathology, Cairo University, Cairo, EGY., Hasnoon AM; Pediatric Gastroenterology, Cairo University, Cairo, EGY., Tarek S; Pediatric Gastroenterology, Cairo University, Cairo, EGY., Abdelgalil A; Pediatrics, Cairo University, Cairo, EGY.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2020 Aug 23; Vol. 12 (8), pp. e9977. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 23.
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.9977
Abstrakt:	Introduction The association between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) - particularly its two main subtypes, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) - and celiac disease (CeD) has been attributed to an overlap in the mechanism of immune dysregulation that characterizes these conditions. Owing to the paucity of studies that have explored this condition in pediatric patients, we examined the prevalence of CeD in children with IBD. Materials and methods This is a cross-sectional study of children aged two to 18 years with IBD that were diagnosed between 2016 and 2018. Clinical, demographic, laboratory, and endoscopic data were analysed. Serology for CeD measured the immunoglobulin A tissue transglutaminase (IgA-tTG) antibodies, and the diagnosis was confirmed histologically through small bowel biopsies. Results The study included 101 patients with IBD (83.2% with UC and 16.8% with CD). The mean age was 8.7±4.0 years. Males constituted 59.4% of the cohort, and only 3% had perianal disease. Ileocolonic involvement was reported in 64.7% and non-stricturing and non-penetrating behaviour in 76.7% of CD patients. Pancolitis constituted 45.2% of UC patients. Ten patients (9.9%) had positive serology based on IgA-tTG antibodies, three (approximately 3%) had CeD based on biopsy findings, two patients (2%) had CD, and one patient (1%) had UC. Patients with confirmed CeD had a significantly higher frequency of symptoms of gaseous sensation and bloating (P=0.003) and abdominal distension (P=0.04). Conclusions The prevalence of CeD in Egyptian children with IBD is higher than previously reported in a number of similar studies. Abdominal bloating and gaseous sensation were identified as associated symptoms. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2020, Eskander et al.)
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