- Title
- Coeliac disease: to screen or not to screen, that is the question (editorial)
- Creator
- Duggan, John M.; Duggan, Anne E.
- Relation
- Medical Journal of Australia Vol. 190, Issue 8, p. 404-405
- Relation
- http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/190_08_200409/contents_200409.html
- Publisher
- Australasian Medical Publishing Company
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2009
- Description
- In recent years, knowledge about coeliac disease (CD) has improved significantly, and we now have a better understanding of the diagnosis and pathogenesis of the disease. In this issue of the Journal Chin and colleagues report the largest community study of CD undertaken in Australia. CD is now recognised as a common disorder, with a population prevalence of nearly one in 100 people. In most people, its manifestations are mild or non-existent. In others, it is associated with symptoms such as fatigue, iron-deficiency anaemia, and vague abdominal complaints. Rarely, CD is associated with more significant problems, such as strange neurological symptoms, hyper- or hypothyroidism and hepatic dysfunction. The most appropriate strategy for general practitioners is to have a high level of suspicion when patients present with symptoms and signs that may be attributable to CD and to test these patients.
- Subject
- coeliac disease; fatigue; anaemia; general practitioners
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/806640
- Identifier
- uon:7178
- Identifier
- ISSN:0025-729X
- Language
- eng
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