RESUMO
La enfermedad celíaca es una enteropatía autoinmune que aparece como respuesta a la ingesta de gluten en sujetos genéticamente predispuestos. Aunque históricamente se la ha considerado una patología pediátrica e infrecuente su prevalencia está próxima al 1% de la población general, siendo todavía más elevada en pacientes con determinadas patologías endocrinológicas y déficits nutricionales. El empleo de los anticuerpos antitransglutaminasa y antiendomisio y la endoscopia digestiva con toma de biopsia serán elementos clave para su diagnóstico. La instauración de una dieta sin gluten logrará la recuperación del trofismo intestinal y evitará el riesgo de complicaciones a largo plazo a la vez que mejora la calidad de vida del paciente. El seguimiento médico y nutricional será clave para lograr una buena adherencia terapéutica (AU)
Celiac disease is an autoinmune enterophaty induced by the ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. Although historically it was thought that it was an infrequent pediatric disease, now it is know that its prevalence is close to 1% in the general population. It is even higher between patients with some endocrine disorders and nutritional deficits. The use of antitransglutaminase and antiendomisium antibodies and the endoscopical duodenal biopsy are the cornerstones for its diagnosis. The introduction of a gluten-free diet will achieve the normalization of the intestinal mucosa. It will avoid the risk of long term complications and an it will achieve an improvement in quality of life. Medical and dietitian long term follow-up will be important to improve the compliance to the treatment (AU)
Assuntos
Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Doença Celíaca/epidemiologia , Transglutaminases , Endoscopia do Sistema Digestório , Biópsia , Doença Celíaca/dietoterapiaRESUMO
Celiac disease is an autoimmune enterophaty induced by the ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. Although historically it was thought that it was an infrequent pediatric disease, now it is know that its prevalence is close to 1% in the general population. It is even higher between patients with some endocrine disorders and nutritional deficits. The use of antitransglutaminase and antiendomisium antibodies and the endoscopical duodenal biopsy are the cornerstones for its diagnosis. The introduction of a gluten-free diet will achieve the normalization of the intestinal mucosa. It will avoid the risk of long term complications and an it will achieve an improvement in quality of life. Medical and dietitian long term follow-up will be important to improve the compliance to the treatment.
